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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2019 by-elections
Dharamshala
Winner — 2019 by-elections
VISHAL NEHRIA
BJP 44.8%IND 31.9%5 others 23.3%
Votes
23,498
44.8% share
Winning margin
6,758
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
A clear win with a 12.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHAL NEHRIA | 23,498 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | RAKESH KUMAR | IND | 16,740 | 31.9% |
| 3 | VIJAY INDER KARAN | 8,212 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | PUNEESH SHARMA | IND | 2,345 | 4.5% |
| 5 | Dr. MANOHAR LAL DHIMAN | IND | 887 | 1.7% |
| 6 | NISHA KATOCH | IND | 435 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SUBHASH CHAND SHUKLA | IND | 368 | 0.7% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 5.2% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
56th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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21st of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.8%IND 31.9%INC 15.7%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.