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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2003
Palampur
Winner — 2003
BRIJ BEHARI LAL
INC· INC
INC 53.8%BJP 37.8%8 others 8.4%
Votes
24,333
53.8% share
Winning margin
7,243
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.9%
of 60,378
Palampur is a safe seat — BRIJ BEHARI LAL won by 16.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIJ BEHARI LAL | INC | 24,333 | 53.8% |
| 2 | PARVEEN KUMAR | NDA | 17,090 | 37.8% |
| 3 | RAMESH BHAU | IND | 734 | 1.6% |
| 4 | GOPAL CHAND | HVC NDA | 731 | 1.6% |
| 5 | KAMLESH KUMARI | BSP | 666 | 1.5% |
| 6 | AJIT KUMAR | 631 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | JAGDISH RAM | NCP | 385 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SUNITABEN JASHUBHAI PATEL | Samajwadi Party | 296 | 0.7% |
| 9 | KAPOOR CHAND | IND | 264 | 0.6% |
| 10 | ANIL KUMAR | IND | 95 | 0.2% |
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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 2.1% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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21st of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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62nd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.8%BJP 37.8%OTH 8.4%
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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