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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1990Reserved (SC)
Balh
Winner — 1990
DAMODAR DASS
BJP· BJP
BJP 66.5%INC 30.1%4 others 3.5%
Votes
24,088
66.5% share
Winning margin
13,188
36.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.4%
of 49,402
Balh is a safe seat — DAMODAR DASS won by 36.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMODAR DASS | BJP | 24,088 | 66.5% |
| 2 | PIRU RAM | INC | 10,900 | 30.1% |
| 3 | KANSHI RAM | 711 | 2.0% | |
| 4 | PURAN CHAND | 314 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | TULSI RAM | ICS(SCS) | 163 | 0.5% |
| 6 | LAXMI DATT | IND | 67 | 0.2% |
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 (68th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal36.4%
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
67 seats · 34 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 66.5%INC 30.1%OTH 3.5%
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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