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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Pachhad
Winner — 1972
ZALAM SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 75.6%IND 21.5%1 others 2.9%
Votes
8,046
75.7% share
Winning margin
5,764
54.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
40.4%
of 26,349
Pachhad is a safe seat — ZALAM SINGH won by 54.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZALAM SINGH | Congress (R) | 8,046 | 75.7% |
| 2 | UCHHBU RAM | IND | 2,282 | 21.5% |
| 3 | MANDU RAM | Left | 308 | 2.9% |
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 (24th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe54.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.6% · min 1.6% · max 77.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
24th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
37th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 75.7%IND 21.5%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.