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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1982
Kangra
Winner — 1982
VIDYA SAGAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 61.1%INC 29.9%7 others 9.1%
Votes
15,097
61.1% share
Winning margin
7,709
31.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.1%
of 33,816
Kangra is a safe seat — VIDYA SAGAR won by 31.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIDYA SAGAR | BJP | 15,097 | 61.1% |
| 2 | SURENDAR PAUL | Congress (I) | 7,388 | 29.9% |
| 3 | HIMAL CHAND | Left | 1,287 | 5.2% |
| 4 | TH. BHIM SAIN | IND | 285 | 1.1% |
| 5 | JAMNA DASS | IND | 200 | 0.8% |
| 6 | RAM SARAN | IND | 181 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MOHINDER CHAND CHOUDHARY | Janata | 145 | 0.6% |
| 8 | YOG RAJ SONI | IND | 75 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PARTAP CHAUDHRY | IND | 67 | 0.3% |
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 (4th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean31.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
4th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
58th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 61.1%INC 29.9%CPI 5.2%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,81,956
Density
327 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,167 km²
SC population25.9%
ST population2.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.4%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.4%
Electricity98.4%
Sanitation70.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.0%
Women literate91.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel35.8%
Health insurance35.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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