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Punjab · PC 12 · 1951
Kangra
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
HEM RAJ
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEM RAJ | 1,02,669 | 64.5% | |
| 2 | YODH RAJ | 28,311 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | SALIG RAM | IND | 10,517 | 6.6% |
| 4 | CHARAN DAS | IND | 9,162 | 5.8% |
| 5 | JAGAT NARAIN | IND | 4,481 | 2.8% |
| 6 | SANT KUMAR | IND | 3,913 | 2.5% |
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
lean46.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.1% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
4th of 13How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.51
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 13How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
11th of 13How 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 COMPUTEDA 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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.