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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1998
Baijnath
Winner — 1998
SANT RAM
INC· INC
INC 43.8%BJP 41.3%4 others 14.8%
Votes
15,684
43.8% share
Winning margin
902
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.3%
of 53,992
A closely fought contest. SANT RAM won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANT RAM | INC | 15,684 | 43.8% |
| 2 | DULO RAM | NDA | 14,782 | 41.3% |
| 3 | KISHORI LAL | HVC | 4,911 | 13.7% |
| 4 | DHARAM CHAND | 138 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | SUBHASH THAKUR | AIRJP | 133 | 0.4% |
| 6 | GIAN CHAND | 126 | 0.3% |
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 (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.9% · max 27.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
19th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
68th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%BJP 41.3%HVC 13.7%OTH 1.1%
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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