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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1972
Chamba
Winner — 1972
KISHORI LAL
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 44.4%INC 42.9%1 others 12.6%
Votes
7,314
44.4% share
Winning margin
244
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
52.3%
of 31,495
Chamba was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 244 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KISHORI LAL | Grand Alliance | 7,314 | 44.4% |
| 2 | SAGAR CHAND | Congress (R) | 7,070 | 42.9% |
| 3 | KULDIP CHAND | IND | 2,081 | 12.6% |
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 (20th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.0% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
20th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
28th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 44.4%INC 42.9%IND 12.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,80,320
Density
300 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,936 km²
SC population28.4%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.5%Other 5.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.3%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation73.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.5%
Women literate91.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel62.5%
Health insurance41.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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