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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1972

Khera

Winner — 1972

SHANTA KUMAR
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 43.6%INC 35.0%1 others 21.4%
Votes
5,166
43.6% share
Winning margin
1,015
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
46.7%
of 25,383

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANTA KUMAR
Grand Alliance
5,16643.6%
2
KAMLA DEVI
Congress (R)
4,15135.0%
3
KARMA CHAND
Left
2,53521.4%

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.

High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
4th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
58th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 43.6%INC 35.0%CPI 21.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,81,956
Density
327 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,167 km²
SC population25.9%
ST population2.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.4%Other 2.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.4%
Electricity98.4%
Sanitation70.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.0%
Women literate91.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel35.8%
Health insurance35.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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