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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1985
Bilaspur
Winner — 1985
BABU RAM GAUTAM
INC· INC
INC 48.9%BJP 47.3%4 others 3.8%
Votes
11,125
48.9% share
Winning margin
368
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.8%
of 32,147
Bilaspur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 368 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABU RAM GAUTAM | INC | 11,125 | 48.9% |
| 2 | SADA RAM THAKUR | BJP | 10,757 | 47.3% |
| 3 | JAI KUMAR | IND | 545 | 2.4% |
| 4 | BACHAN SINGH | IND | 178 | 0.8% |
| 5 | NARINDER KUMAR PANDIT | IND | 80 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PRAKASH CHAND SANKHAYAN | IND | 66 | 0.3% |
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 (43rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.6% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
43rd of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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60th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%BJP 47.3%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,564
Density
2 / km²
Sex ratio
903 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,841 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population81.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%BUDDHIST
Buddhist 62.0%Hindu 36.9%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water91.5%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation78.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated77.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.5%
Children underweight (under 5)18.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER82.1%
Women literate86.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel71.7%
Health insurance31.2%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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