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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1972

Theog

Winner — 1972

LAL CHAND STOKES
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.9%IND 30.1%2 others 20.0%
Votes
7,003
49.9% share
Winning margin
2,773
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.8%
of 23,875

Theog is a safe seat — LAL CHAND STOKES won by 19.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAL CHAND STOKES
Congress (R)
7,00349.9%
2
MEHER SINGH CHAUHAN
IND
4,23030.1%
3
TARA DUTT
IND
2,66419.0%
4
DURGA SINGH RATHORE
1471.1%

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 (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.9% · max 38.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
52nd of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
23rd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.9%IND 30.1%IND 19.0%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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