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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1985
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Winner — 1985
HARBHAJAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 39.1%BJP 36.3%7 others 24.5%
Votes
8,825
39.1% share
Winning margin
630
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.2%
of 44,049
A closely fought contest. HARBHAJAN SINGH won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARBHAJAN SINGH | INC | 8,825 | 39.1% |
| 2 | RADHA RAMAN SHASTRI | BJP | 8,195 | 36.3% |
| 3 | RAKESH SINGHA | Left | 5,368 | 23.8% |
| 4 | LAJJA VERMA | IND | 43 | 0.2% |
| 5 | HARI RAM GUPTA PANWALA | IND | 37 | 0.2% |
| 6 | PHOJDAR CHAUHAN | IND | 28 | 0.1% |
| 7 | PARTAP SINGH JISTU | IND | 23 | 0.1% |
| 8 | DURGA SINGH RATHAUR | IND | 22 | 0.1% |
| 9 | MARIA PANCRAS CHRISTANAND | IND | 11 | 0.1% |
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 (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.5% · max 63.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
58th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
66th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.1%BJP 36.3%CPM 23.8%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.