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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Gagret
Winner — 1972
MEHNGA SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 76.2%BJS 15.2%3 others 8.6%
Votes
10,838
76.2% share
Winning margin
8,676
61.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
46.3%
of 30,700
Gagret is a safe seat — MEHNGA SINGH won by 61.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHNGA SINGH | Congress (R) | 10,838 | 76.2% |
| 2 | RAJINDER NATH | Grand Alliance | 2,162 | 15.2% |
| 3 | RATTAN DEV SINGH | IND | 658 | 4.6% |
| 4 | MILKHA SINGH | 303 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | KHUSHI RAM | IND | 265 | 1.9% |
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 (35th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean61.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.0% · max 61.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
35th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
16th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 76.2%BJS 15.2%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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