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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2017
Fatehpur
Winner — 2017
SUJAN SINGH PATHANIA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 32.4%BJP 30.2%7 others 37.3%
Votes
18,962
32.5% share
Winning margin
1,284
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.3%
of 80,793
A closely fought contest. SUJAN SINGH PATHANIA won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUJAN SINGH PATHANIA | INC (UPA) | 18,962 | 32.5% |
| 2 | KRIPAL SINGH PARMAR | BJP | 17,678 | 30.3% |
| 3 | BALDEV THAKUR | IND | 13,090 | 22.4% |
| 4 | DR. RAJAN SUSHANT | IND | 6,205 | 10.6% |
| 5 | OM PARKASH | 830 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | BIDHI CHAND SHARMA | IND | 580 | 1.0% |
| 7 | RASAL SINGH | LOGAP | 392 | 0.7% |
| 8 | DR. ASHOK KUMAR SOMAL | IND | 375 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 329 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.5% · max 63.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
58th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
66th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.5%BJP 30.3%IND 22.4%IND 10.6%OTH 3.7%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.40 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
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