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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2003
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Winner — 2003
DHARAM PAL THAKUR
INC· INC
INC 40.1%BJP 37.4%11 others 22.5%
Votes
15,933
40.1% share
Winning margin
1,043
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
71.4%
of 55,717
A closely fought contest. DHARAM PAL THAKUR won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARAM PAL THAKUR | INC | 15,933 | 40.1% |
| 2 | GOVIND RAM SHARMA | NDA | 14,890 | 37.4% |
| 3 | GURDAS RAM | IND | 3,694 | 9.3% |
| 4 | VISHAL SHARMA | HVC NDA | 1,205 | 3.0% |
| 5 | RAM CHAND PAL | IND | 1,069 | 2.7% |
| 6 | SURAT RAM | IND | 938 | 2.4% |
| 7 | KAILASH CHAND BHARGAV | IND | 501 | 1.3% |
| 8 | JEET RAM | IND | 440 | 1.1% |
| 9 | VIRENDER SHARMA | IND | 404 | 1.0% |
| 10 | KANTA CHANDEL | Samajwadi Party | 206 | 0.5% |
| 11 | VIJAY SINGH CHAUHAN | IND | 203 | 0.5% |
| 12 | POONAM SHARMA | IND | 178 | 0.5% |
| 13 | DIWAKAR SHARMA | IND | 116 | 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 (59th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.7% · max 58.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
59th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
12th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.1%BJP 37.4%IND 9.3%OTH 13.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.