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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1982
Dharampur
Winner — 1982
BHIKHAM RAM
INC· Congress (I)
INC 49.3%BJP 42.0%9 others 8.8%
Votes
10,310
49.3% share
Winning margin
1,528
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.7%
of 32,353
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHIKHAM RAM | Congress (I) | 10,310 | 49.3% |
| 2 | OM CHAND | BJP | 8,782 | 42.0% |
| 3 | JAI SINGH | IND | 504 | 2.4% |
| 4 | MOHAN LAL | IND | 286 | 1.4% |
| 5 | KHAZAN SINGH | IND | 248 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SAJU RAM | IND | 218 | 1.0% |
| 7 | AMAR SINGH | Lok Dal | 195 | 0.9% |
| 8 | GIAN CHAND | Janata | 168 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SOHAN LAL | IND | 112 | 0.5% |
| 10 | BANSI LAL PRASHAR | IND | 61 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MILAP CHAND | IND | 45 | 0.2% |
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 (8th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.9% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
8th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
65th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.3%BJP 42.0%OTH 8.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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