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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1998
Chopal
Winner — 1998
YOGENDRA CHANDAR
INC· INC
INC 58.4%HVC 20.7%2 others 20.8%
Votes
18,972
58.5% share
Winning margin
12,237
37.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.9%
of 45,157
Chopal is a safe seat — YOGENDRA CHANDAR won by 37.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YOGENDRA CHANDAR | INC | 18,972 | 58.5% |
| 2 | KEWAL RAMA CHAUHAN | HVC | 6,735 | 20.8% |
| 3 | RADHA RAMAN SHASTRI | NDA | 6,276 | 19.3% |
| 4 | MANGAT RAM AJATA | 477 | 1.5% |
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 (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 0.2% · max 72.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
9th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.5%HVC 20.8%BJP 19.3%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,19,080
Density
80 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,522 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population26.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water94.6%
Electricity94.2%
Sanitation51.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel35.0%
Health insurance26.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Chamba RumalGI
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