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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1972
Jawalamukhi
Winner — 1972
MELA RAM
IND
IND 59.3%IND 29.9%3 others 10.8%
Votes
10,981
59.3% share
Winning margin
5,452
29.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.5%
of 28,713
Jawalamukhi is a safe seat — MELA RAM won by 29.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MELA RAM | IND | 10,981 | 59.3% |
| 2 | VED BHUSHAN | IND | 5,529 | 29.9% |
| 3 | KARAM CHAND UPPAL | Congress (R) | 1,440 | 7.8% |
| 4 | SANT RAM | IND | 386 | 2.1% |
| 5 | HARI KISHAN LAL | IND | 172 | 0.9% |
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.
Low turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.4% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
64th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 59.3%IND 29.9%INC 7.8%OTH 3.0%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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