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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAL CHAND STOKES | Congress (R) | 7,003 | 49.9% |
| 2 | MEHER SINGH CHAUHAN | IND | 4,230 | 30.1% |
| 3 | TARA DUTT | IND | 2,664 | 19.0% |
| 4 | DURGA SINGH RATHORE | 147 | 1.1% |
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
lean19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.9% · max 38.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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52nd of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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23rd of 68Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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
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