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Himachal Pradesh · PC 1 · 2014
Kangra
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
SHANTA KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 57.1%INC 35.8%11 others 7.2%
Votes
4,56,163
57.1% share
Winning margin
1,70,072
21.3% of votes
Total votes cast
7,99,445
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANTA KUMAR | NDA (NDA) | 4,56,163 | 57.1% |
| 2 | CHANDER KUMAR | UPA | 2,86,091 | 35.8% |
| 3 | DR. RAJAN SUSHANT | 24,430 | 3.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 8,704 | 1.1% |
| 5 | LAL HUSSAIN | 5,949 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | BHUPINDER MEHRA | IND | 5,585 | 0.7% |
| 7 | PREM CHAND VISHVAKARMA | IND | 4,106 | 0.5% |
| 8 | ARTI SONI | NDA | 3,757 | 0.5% |
| 9 | DR. ATUL THAKUR BHARMORI | IND | 1,133 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DHANI RAM | IND | 1,085 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BALDEV RAJ | HiSP | 997 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PARVESH YADAV | 808 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | RAMAN KUMAR | BMUP | 637 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.3%
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
BJP 57.1%INC 35.8%OTH 6.1%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.97 Cr
A 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.