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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1982Reserved (SC)
Kasumpti
Winner — 1982
BALAK RAM
BJP· BJP
BJP 38.1%INC 32.1%2 others 29.8%
Votes
8,594
38.1% share
Winning margin
1,358
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.7%
of 34,822
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALAK RAM | BJP | 8,594 | 38.1% |
| 2 | ROOP DASS KASHYAP | Congress (I) | 7,236 | 32.1% |
| 3 | SHONKIA RAM KASHYAP | IND | 6,578 | 29.2% |
| 4 | SURINDER SINGH | Janata | 132 | 0.6% |
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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 4.1% · max 48.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
47th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
46th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.1%INC 32.1%IND 29.2%OTH 0.6%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.