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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 60 · 2017

Chopal

Winner — 2017

BALBIR SINGH VERMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.0%INC 44.7%3 others 2.3%
Votes
29,537
53.0% share
Winning margin
4,587
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.3%
of 73,147

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹7.93 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALBIR SINGH VERMA
BJP (NDA)
29,53753.0%
2
DR.SUBHASH CHAND MANGLATE
INC
24,95044.7%
3
HARI CHAND
4980.9%
NOTA
NOTA
4520.8%
5
HARI SINGH PANWAR
IND
3400.6%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.3% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
30th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.0%INC 44.7%OTH 1.5%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹7.93 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,14,010
Density
159 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,131 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.1%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation68.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated96.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)14.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.5%
Women literate93.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.1%
Clean cooking fuel78.0%
Health insurance37.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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