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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2012
Sarkaghat
Winner — 2012
INDER SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.5%INC 45.4%7 others 5.1%
Votes
26,722
49.5% share
Winning margin
2,204
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
70.3%
of 76,750
A closely fought contest. INDER SINGH won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDER SINGH | BJP (NDA) | 26,722 | 49.5% |
| 2 | RANGILA RAM RAO | UPA | 24,518 | 45.4% |
| 3 | KISHOR KUMAR | IND | 1,155 | 2.1% |
| 4 | MOTI RAM | IND | 440 | 0.8% |
| 5 | KASHMIR SINGH | BSP | 358 | 0.7% |
| 6 | AJAY KUMAR |  AITCUPA | 352 | 0.7% |
| 7 | KAMAR SINGH | HLP | 229 | 0.4% |
| 8 | JAGDISH CHAND | IND | 159 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHIV RAM SHARMA | Samajwadi Party | 48 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.4% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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64th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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38th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.5%INC 45.4%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.44 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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