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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1990

Solan

Winner — 1990

MAHENDER NATH SOFAT
BJP· BJP
BJP 47.1%INC 36.3%7 others 16.7%
Votes
11,882
47.1% share
Winning margin
2,735
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
57.1%
of 44,193

A clear win with a 10.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHENDER NATH SOFAT
BJP
11,88247.1%
2
GIAN CHAND
INC
9,14736.3%
3
RAMA NAND
IND
2,58110.2%
4
JAGDISH CHANDER BHARDWAJ
IND
1,0764.3%
5
PREM SAGAR
IND
2390.9%
6
ROSHAN LAL
IND
1240.5%
7
KESHAV RAM VERMA
ICS(SCS)
900.4%
8
HAMINDER MOHAN
IND
860.3%
9
P. C. GUPTA
IND
80.0%

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 (60th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 0.1% · max 60.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
60th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
42nd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
67 seats · 34 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.1%INC 36.3%IND 10.2%OTH 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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