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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1982

Jawalamukhi

Winner — 1982

KASHMIR SINGH RANA
BJP· BJP
BJP 40.6%INC 32.4%7 others 27.0%
Votes
9,350
40.6% share
Winning margin
1,878
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
75.8%
of 30,383

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KASHMIR SINGH RANA
BJP
9,35040.6%
2
MELA RAM SAVER
Congress (I)
7,47232.4%
3
ISHWAR CHAND
IND
5,19922.6%
4
VIJAY SINGH
IND
3791.6%
5
KANSHI RAM
IND
3131.4%
6
PARMODH SINGH
Lok Dal
1070.5%
7
PREM CHAND
IND
880.4%
8
VED BHUSHAN
Janata
810.3%
9
ASHOK KUMAR GAUTAM
IND
460.2%

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.

Average turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
38th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
67th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.6%INC 32.4%IND 22.6%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,54,768
Density
407 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,118 km²
SC population24.0%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.3%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation89.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

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