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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1998
Bamsan
Winner — 1998
PREM KUMAR DHUMAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.3%INC 34.6%4 others 5.0%
Votes
20,715
60.3% share
Winning margin
8,828
25.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.9%
of 48,398
Bamsan is a safe seat — PREM KUMAR DHUMAL won by 25.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREM KUMAR DHUMAL | BJP (NDA) | 20,715 | 60.3% |
| 2 | KULDEEP SINGH PATHANIA | INC | 11,887 | 34.6% |
| 3 | RANJIT SINGH VERMA | HVC | 1,329 | 3.9% |
| 4 | LACHHO RAM | BSP | 309 | 0.9% |
| 5 | GOPI CHAND ATRI | 58 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | PARJA RAM DOGRA | IND | 31 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 0.7% · max 56.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
18th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
34th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.3%INC 34.6%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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