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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2017
Sarkaghat
Winner — 2017
INDER SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.7%INC 37.4%8 others 8.8%
Votes
30,705
53.7% share
Winning margin
9,302
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.1%
of 82,756
Sarkaghat is a safe seat — INDER SINGH won by 16.3%.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDER SINGH | BJP (NDA) | 30,705 | 53.7% |
| 2 | PAWAN KUMAR | INC | 21,403 | 37.5% |
| 3 | MUNISH SHARMA | 3,653 | 6.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 403 | 0.7% |
| 5 | RAJ KUMAR | 238 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | HEM RAJ | IND | 198 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MOTI RAM | IND | 177 | 0.3% |
| 8 | JAGDISH CHAND | IND | 160 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SANJIV KUMAR | IND | 117 | 0.2% |
| 10 | PARO DEVI | LOGAP | 101 | 0.2% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.4% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
64th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.7%INC 37.5%CPM 6.4%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Steel Furniture
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