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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1998

Nurpur

Winner — 1998

RAKESH PATHANIA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.3%INC 45.4%5 others 4.3%
Votes
24,516
50.3% share
Winning margin
2,406
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.7%
of 65,232

A closely fought contest. RAKESH PATHANIA won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH PATHANIA
BJP (NDA)
24,51650.3%
2
RANJEET SINGH BAKSHI
INC
22,11045.4%
3
KARAN CHAND (KC)
BSP
1,6333.4%
4
SAVITRI DEVI THANEDARNI
HVC
2240.5%
5
VINOD KUMAR KANDORIA
1690.3%
6
SATISH PAL
IND
440.1%
7
PARSHOTAM LAL
IND
140.0%

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.

Average turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.0% · max 35.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
15th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
15th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.3%INC 45.4%OTH 4.3%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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