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Punjab · PC 12 · 1951

Kangra

Winner — Lok Sabha 1951

INC 64.6%BJS 17.8%4 others 17.7%
Votes
1,02,669
64.5% share
Winning margin
74,358
46.8% of votes
Total votes cast
1,59,053
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HEM RAJ
1,02,66964.5%
2
YODH RAJ
28,31117.8%
3
SALIG RAM
IND
10,5176.6%
4
CHARAN DAS
IND
9,1625.8%
5
JAGAT NARAIN
IND
4,4812.8%
6
SANT KUMAR
IND
3,9132.5%

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 (4th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
46.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.1% · max 46.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
4th of 13

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.51
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 13

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
11th of 13

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.5%BJS 17.8%IND 6.6%IND 5.8%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,55,169
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,625 km²
SC population27.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
65%SIKH
Sikh 65.1%Hindu 23.5%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity97.3%
Sanitation82.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance18.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Embroidery🏺Metal Casting🏺Vegetable Oil

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