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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Gangath

Winner — 1990

DES RAJ
BJP· BJP
BJP 68.3%INC 24.0%4 others 7.7%
Votes
20,944
68.3% share
Winning margin
13,599
44.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.6%
of 46,045

Gangath is a safe seat — DES RAJ won by 44.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DES RAJ
BJP
20,94468.3%
2
GIRDHARI LAL
INC
7,34523.9%
3
SHAM LAL
Left
1,1863.9%
4
CHARAN DASS SAROTRI
8282.7%
5
PARKASH CHAND
2971.0%
6
UTTAM CHAND
IND
640.2%

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.

Low turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
44.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.4% · max 44.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
64th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
67 seats · 34 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 68.3%INC 23.9%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%

What's nearby?

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