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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Balh
Winner — 2017
INDER SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.1%INC 37.9%3 others 1.9%
Votes
34,704
60.1% share
Winning margin
12,811
22.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.0%
of 71,259
Balh is a safe seat — INDER SINGH won by 22.2%.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDER SINGH | BJP (NDA) | 34,704 | 60.1% |
| 2 | PRAKASH CHAUDHARY | INC | 21,893 | 37.9% |
| 3 | PREM KUMAR HAWAL | 466 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 403 | 0.7% |
| 5 | RAJENDER PAUL KASHAV | 253 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.0% · max 35.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
15th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
15th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.1%INC 37.9%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.11 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?
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