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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1998
Sundernagar
Winner — 1998
ROOP SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.1%INC 39.6%3 others 18.3%
Votes
13,136
42.1% share
Winning margin
769
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.6%
of 43,634
A closely fought contest. ROOP SINGH won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOP SINGH | BJP (NDA) | 13,136 | 42.1% |
| 2 | SHER SINGH | INC | 12,367 | 39.6% |
| 3 | AJIT RAM | HVC | 5,088 | 16.3% |
| 4 | KAMAL SINGH | IND | 534 | 1.7% |
| 5 | BALI RAM | IND | 100 | 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.
Low turnout (63rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.5% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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63rd of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
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35th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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22nd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.1%INC 39.6%HVC 16.3%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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