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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1982Reserved (SC)

Pragpur

Winner — 1982

VIRENDER KUMAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.0%IND 33.3%5 others 25.6%
Votes
9,241
41.0% share
Winning margin
1,738
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.0%
of 30,836

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIRENDER KUMAR
BJP
9,24141.0%
2
YOG RAJ
IND
7,50333.3%
3
DALIP SINGH
Congress (I)
5,29623.5%
4
RAMESH CHAND
Janata
1670.7%
5
CHAND KUMAR
IND
1520.7%
6
BALI RAM
Lok Dal
1080.5%
7
HARI SINGH
IND
510.2%

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 (54th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 0.8% · max 66.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
54th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
48th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.0%IND 33.3%INC 23.5%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,54,768
Density
407 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,118 km²
SC population24.0%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.3%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation89.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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