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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1977
Santokgarh
Winner — 1977
VIJAY KUMAR JOSHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 56.1%INC 28.4%5 others 15.5%
Votes
14,058
56.1% share
Winning margin
6,947
27.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.8%
of 44,901
Santokgarh is a safe seat — VIJAY KUMAR JOSHI won by 27.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR JOSHI | Janata | 14,058 | 56.1% |
| 2 | KASHMIRI LAL JOSHI | INC | 7,111 | 28.4% |
| 3 | WATTAN CHAND | Left | 2,877 | 11.5% |
| 4 | RANJIT SINGH | IND | 418 | 1.7% |
| 5 | DHARAM SINGH | IND | 308 | 1.2% |
| 6 | GULZARI RAM BHATTI | IND | 160 | 0.6% |
| 7 | BASANT RAI | IND | 117 | 0.5% |
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 (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 1.6% · max 64.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
61st of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 56.1%INC 28.4%CPI 11.5%OTH 4.0%
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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