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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2017

Shimla

Winner — 2017

SURESH BHARDWAJ
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.2%IND 37.4%5 others 19.4%
Votes
14,012
43.2% share
Winning margin
1,903
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.3%
of 50,424

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH BHARDWAJ
BJP (NDA)
14,01243.2%
2
HARISH JANARTHA
IND
12,10937.4%
3
SANJAY CHAUHAN
3,0479.4%
4
HARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJI
INC
2,6808.3%
NOTA
NOTA
3221.0%
6
VIRENDER KUMAR
IND
1190.4%
7
DR. KISHORI LAL SHARMA
SWAP
1140.3%

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

Low turnout (68th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.3% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
68th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.2%IND 37.4%CPM 9.4%INC 8.3%OTH 0.7%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.54 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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tourism
Vice Regal Lodge

Vice Regal Lodge

🏛️MonumentASI

Vice Regal Lodge

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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