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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1972

Dharampur

Winner — 1972

BHIKHAMRAM
IND
IND 49.1%INC 41.1%3 others 9.8%
Votes
6,431
49.1% share
Winning margin
1,057
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.7%
of 26,854

A clear win with a 8.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHIKHAMRAM
IND
6,43149.1%
2
KASHMIR SINGH
Congress (R)
5,37441.1%
3
OM CHAND
LRP
7305.6%
4
SANT RAM
IND
2812.1%
5
KHAZAN SINGH
IND
2732.1%

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 (8th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.9% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
8th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
65th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.1%INC 41.1%LRP 5.6%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,14,010
Density
159 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,131 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.1%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation68.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated96.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)14.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.5%
Women literate93.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.1%
Clean cooking fuel78.0%
Health insurance37.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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