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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 4 · 2017
Dalhousie
Winner — 2017
ASHA KUMARI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.8%BJP 47.7%3 others 3.6%
Votes
24,224
48.8% share
Winning margin
556
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.5%
of 66,669
Dalhousie was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 556 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHA KUMARI | INC (UPA) | 24,224 | 48.8% |
| 2 | D. S. THAKUR | BJP | 23,668 | 47.6% |
| 3 | DHIAN SINGH | 720 | 1.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 569 | 1.1% |
| 5 | VIRENDER SHARMA | RADM | 487 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (26th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.1% · min 1.1% · max 89.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
26th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
26th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.8%BJP 47.6%OTH 2.4%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,19,080
Density
80 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,522 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population26.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water94.6%
Electricity94.2%
Sanitation51.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel35.0%
Health insurance26.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Chamba RumalGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.