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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1951
Simla
Winner — 1951
SOM DATT
INC 38.7%SP 16.0%8 others 45.3%
Votes
6,346
38.7% share
Winning margin
3,726
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
36.7%
of 44,603
Simla is a safe seat — SOM DATT won by 22.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOM DATT | 6,346 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | BASANT RAI DATT | 2,620 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | C. RAI | 2,607 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | JOGINDER SINGH | IND | 1,646 | 10.1% |
| 5 | DES RAJ | IND | 1,373 | 8.4% |
| 6 | TH. DURGA DATT | IND | 1,311 | 8.0% |
| 7 | PARMA NAND | IND | 225 | 1.4% |
| 8 | GAIN CHAND | IND | 129 | 0.8% |
| 9 | AVTAR SINGH | IND | 87 | 0.5% |
| 10 | JAI LAL | IND | 35 | 0.2% |
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 (100th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.4% · max 27.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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100th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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20th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.7%SP 16.0%BJS 15.9%IND 10.1%IND 8.4%IND 8.0%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%
What's nearby?
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