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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Balh
Winner — 1985
PIRU RAM
INC· INC
INC 46.1%BJP 45.1%5 others 8.8%
Votes
12,719
46.1% share
Winning margin
279
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
75.0%
of 36,798
Balh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 279 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIRU RAM | INC | 12,719 | 46.1% |
| 2 | DAMODER DASS | BJP | 12,440 | 45.1% |
| 3 | NEK RAM | IND | 1,541 | 5.6% |
| 4 | KARAM SINGH | Left | 266 | 1.0% |
| 5 | DHARAM SINGH | IND | 234 | 0.8% |
| 6 | ANANT RAM | IND | 201 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MINKU RAM | IND | 178 | 0.7% |
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 (68th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.3% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
68th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.1%BJP 45.1%IND 5.6%OTH 3.2%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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