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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1982
Chachiot
Winner — 1982
MOTI RAM
IND
IND 43.6%INC 41.6%3 others 14.8%
Votes
10,733
43.6% share
Winning margin
481
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.0%
of 32,416
Chachiot was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 481 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTI RAM | IND | 10,733 | 43.6% |
| 2 | KARAM SINGH | Congress (I) | 10,252 | 41.6% |
| 3 | LAL SINGH | BJP | 2,098 | 8.5% |
| 4 | LOTAM RAM CHAUHAN | IND | 936 | 3.8% |
| 5 | JAI CHAND | Janata | 608 | 2.5% |
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.
Average turnout (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.3% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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30th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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3rd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 43.6%INC 41.6%BJP 8.5%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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