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17. Shillai

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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1998

HP-SHILLAI

INC 62.3%won by 28.1%BJP 34.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 21.8% to 28.1%.

  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
34,083
Margin
9,588
28.13%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1HARSH WARDHANIndian National Congress · INC21,23462.3%
  2. 2JAGAT SINGHBharatiya Janata Party · BJP11,64634.2%
  3. 3SITA RAMHVC · HVC6932.0%
  4. 4INDER SINGHJanata Dal · JD5101.5%

Since 1993

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJP swing
+6.3%
INC share
60.9% → 62.3%
BJP share
39.1% → 34.2%
Turnout
— → —
16. Rainka18. Paonta Doon
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