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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1972
Kulu
Winner — 1972
LAL CHAND PRARTHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.1%BJS 27.7%4 others 21.2%
Votes
9,116
51.1% share
Winning margin
4,170
23.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.4%
of 34,090
Kulu is a safe seat — LAL CHAND PRARTHI won by 23.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAL CHAND PRARTHI | Congress (R) | 9,116 | 51.1% |
| 2 | KUNJ LAL | Grand Alliance | 4,946 | 27.7% |
| 3 | NAWAL THAKUR | IND | 1,669 | 9.3% |
| 4 | DURGA DASS | LRP | 1,223 | 6.8% |
| 5 | KEWAL RAM | IND | 661 | 3.7% |
| 6 | AMAR CHAND | IND | 232 | 1.3% |
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.
High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.3% · max 23.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
12th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%BJS 27.7%IND 9.3%LRP 6.8%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,29,855
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,825 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population2.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.0%Muslim 6.3%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation62.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)24.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel46.8%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
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