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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1972

Nadaun

Winner — 1972

BABU RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.7%IND 37.3%2 others 15.0%
Votes
7,424
47.7% share
Winning margin
1,627
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.2%
of 26,730

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABU RAM
Congress (R)
7,42447.7%
2
GURDHIAN SINGH
IND
5,79737.3%
3
DURGA SINGH
IND
1,80211.6%
4
MADAN SINGH
IND
5333.4%

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.

High turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.5% · max 32.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
9th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.7%IND 37.3%IND 11.6%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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