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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2003Reserved (SC)
Balh
Winner — 2003
DAMODAR DASS
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 32.8%HVC 32.5%6 others 34.7%
Votes
18,392
32.8% share
Winning margin
188
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.5%
of 71,419
Balh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 188 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMODAR DASS | BJP (NDA) | 18,392 | 32.8% |
| 2 | PRAKASH CHAUDHARY | HVC NDA | 18,204 | 32.5% |
| 3 | MAHANT RAM | IND | 9,143 | 16.3% |
| 4 | KASHMIR SINGH | INC | 6,724 | 12.0% |
| 5 | LAL SINGH | LMHP | 1,827 | 3.3% |
| 6 | PRASHOTAM RAM | IND | 836 | 1.5% |
| 7 | PADAM SINGH | IND | 477 | 0.8% |
| 8 | CHAMAN LAL | IND | 451 | 0.8% |
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 (68th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.3% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
68th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.8%HVC 32.5%IND 16.3%INC 12.0%OTH 6.4%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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