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Himachal Pradesh · PC 1 · 2024
Kangra
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
DR RAJEEV BHARDWAJ
Bharatiya Janata Party· NDA (NDA)
BJP 60.9%INC 36.7%9 others 2.4%
Votes
6,32,793
61.0% share
Winning margin
2,51,895
24.3% of votes
Total votes cast
10,38,678
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR RAJEEV BHARDWAJ | NDA (NDA) | 6,32,793 | 61.0% |
| 2 | ANAND SHARMA | INDIA bloc | 3,80,898 | 36.7% |
| 3 | REKHA CHAUDHARY | 7,753 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,372 | 0.6% |
| 5 | ADVOCATE SANJAY SHARMA | IND | 2,319 | 0.2% |
| 6 | DR KEHAR SINGH | IND | 2,178 | 0.2% |
| 7 | JEEVAN KUMAR | AKBRPRVP | 1,476 | 0.1% |
| 8 | NARAIN SINGH DOGRA | HCHLJP | 1,171 | 0.1% |
| 9 | BHUVNESH KUMAR | RTRYDVBHMP | 756 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DEV RAJ BHARDWAJ | RTSMJD | 607 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ACHAL SINGH | IND | 545 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.3%
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 61.0%INC 36.7%OTH 1.6%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.12 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.