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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1993Reserved (SC)

Balh

Winner — 1993

NEK RAM
INC· INC
INC 49.0%BJP 38.2%8 others 12.7%
Votes
19,050
49.0% share
Winning margin
4,190
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
70.1%
of 55,406

A clear win with a 10.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NEK RAM
INC
19,05049.0%
2
DAMODAR DASS
BJP
14,86038.2%
3
NARPAT RAM CHAUHAN
1,6514.3%
4
CHAMAN LAL
IND
1,2563.2%
5
HIRA SINGH
IND
1,0592.7%
6
RAJINDER MOHAN
Left
4511.2%
7
LAXMI DATT
IND
1580.4%
8
TULSI RAM
Janata Dal
1570.4%
9
DHARAM PAL
IND
1250.3%
10
PARKASH
IND
880.2%

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
marginal
10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.3% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
68th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.0%BJP 38.2%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tourism
Vice Regal Lodge

Vice Regal Lodge

🏛️MonumentASI

Vice Regal Lodge

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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