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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1993
Palampur
Winner — 1993
BRIJ BIHARI LAL
INC· INC
INC 57.1%BJP 39.6%3 others 3.3%
Votes
21,212
57.1% share
Winning margin
6,510
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.2%
of 48,754
Palampur is a safe seat — BRIJ BIHARI LAL won by 17.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIJ BIHARI LAL | INC | 21,212 | 57.1% |
| 2 | SHIV KUMAR | BJP | 14,702 | 39.6% |
| 3 | RAMESH CHAND | Left | 972 | 2.6% |
| 4 | ROSHAN LAL | 197 | 0.5% | |
| 5 | JAGDISH CHAND CHOUDHARY | 43 | 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.
Average turnout (21st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 2.1% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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21st of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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62nd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.1%BJP 39.6%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,21,173
Density
338 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,540 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Other 7.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.6%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation60.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.7%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate92.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance22.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Industry
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