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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1972

Kangra

Winner — 1972

HARI RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.5%IND 40.6%1 others 9.9%
Votes
5,430
49.5% share
Winning margin
973
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
43.6%
of 25,153

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI RAM
Congress (R)
5,43049.5%
2
JAGDISH CHAND
IND
4,45740.6%
3
CHANDU LAL
Grand Alliance
1,0929.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 2.1% · max 19.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
21st of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
62nd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%IND 40.6%BJS 9.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,21,173
Density
338 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,540 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Other 7.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.6%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation60.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.7%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate92.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance22.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Industry

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