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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 57 · 2007
Banjar
Winner — 2007
KHIMI RAM
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 34.5%INC 34.2%5 others 31.2%
Votes
25,037
34.5% share
Winning margin
232
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
77.7%
of 93,262
Banjar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 232 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHIMI RAM | BJP (NDA) | 25,037 | 34.5% |
| 2 | SATYA PARKASH THAKUR | UPA | 24,805 | 34.2% |
| 3 | KARAN SINGH | BSP | 19,635 | 27.1% |
| 4 | NARAYAN SINGH | 1,334 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | DHALE RAM | NDA | 602 | 0.8% |
| 6 | RAMESHWARI SHARMA | IND | 550 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RAKESH VAIDYA | IND | 518 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.3% · max 23.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
12th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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5th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.5%INC 34.2%BSP 27.1%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,29,855
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,825 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population2.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.0%Muslim 6.3%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation62.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)24.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel46.8%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
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