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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1972
Banikhet
Winner — 1972
DES RAJ
INC· Congress (R)
INC 75.4%IND 17.4%1 others 7.2%
Votes
9,682
75.4% share
Winning margin
7,451
58.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
45.5%
of 28,205
Banikhet is a safe seat — DES RAJ won by 58.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DES RAJ | Congress (R) | 9,682 | 75.4% |
| 2 | JAGDISH MITTER | IND | 2,231 | 17.4% |
| 3 | DAULAT RAM | Grand Alliance | 929 | 7.2% |
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 (1st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe58.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.9% · min 0.2% · max 88.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
1st of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
57th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 75.4%IND 17.4%BJS 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,80,320
Density
300 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,936 km²
SC population28.4%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.5%Other 5.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.3%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation73.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.5%
Women literate91.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel62.5%
Health insurance41.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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