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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1977

Chamba

Winner — 1977

KISHORI LAL
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.3%INC 39.7%
Votes
11,239
60.3% share
Winning margin
3,846
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
63.2%
of 29,474

Chamba is a safe seat — KISHORI LAL won by 20.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KISHORI LAL
Janata
11,23960.3%
2
SAGAR CHAND
INC
7,39339.7%

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.

Low turnout (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.2% · max 65.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
65th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
2nd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.3%INC 39.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushrooms

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