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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1967

Dharamsala

Winner — 1967

R.K.CHAND
INC· INC
INC 37.3%BJS 35.7%4 others 26.9%
Votes
4,351
37.3% share
Winning margin
189
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.8%
of 24,904

Dharamsala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 189 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.K.CHAND
INC
4,35137.3%
2
N.SINGH
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
4,16235.7%
3
P.NABH
IND
1,1299.7%
4
J.KARAN
IND
1,0779.2%
5
B.DASS
IND
6395.5%
6
K.SINGH
IND
2932.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
38th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
67th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.3%BJS 35.7%IND 9.7%IND 9.2%IND 5.5%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,54,768
Density
407 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,118 km²
SC population24.0%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.3%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation89.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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