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Himachal Pradesh · PC 1 · 1996Reserved (SC)
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Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
K D SULTANPURI
INC· INC
INC 56.3%BJP 36.7%7 others 7.1%
Votes
2,61,965
56.3% share
Winning margin
91,133
19.6% of votes
Total votes cast
4,65,660
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K D SULTANPURI | INC | 2,61,965 | 56.3% |
| 2 | VIRENDER KASHYAP | BJP | 1,70,832 | 36.7% |
| 3 | NARESH KUMAR | United Front | 19,276 | 4.1% |
| 4 | GOBIND SARTA | United Front | 4,381 | 0.9% |
| 5 | MANOHAR LAL | ICS | 3,416 | 0.7% |
| 6 | GORAKHU RAM | IND | 2,052 | 0.4% |
| 7 | PARAS RAM | IND | 1,771 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DHARAM SINGH SAHIL | IND | 1,167 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PREM LAL | IND | 800 | 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 (4th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.4% · min 2.3% · max 81.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
4th of 4How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 4How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
1st of 4How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.3%BJP 36.7%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%
Figures are for Kangra, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%
What's nearby?
21 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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