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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Kasauli

Winner — 1985

RAGHU RAJ
INC· INC
INC 51.4%IND 35.6%4 others 12.9%
Votes
9,514
51.4% share
Winning margin
2,921
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.5%
of 30,055

Kasauli is a safe seat — RAGHU RAJ won by 15.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHU RAJ
INC
9,51451.4%
2
CHAMAN LAL
IND
6,59335.6%
3
KRIPAL DHARAMPURI
Janata
1,88010.2%
4
NAURATA RAM
Left
3351.8%
5
BELI RAM
IND
1120.6%
6
NAND LAL
IND
620.3%

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.

Low turnout (66th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 3.4% · max 79.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
66th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.4%IND 35.6%JNP 10.2%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Asha Puri Temple

Asha Puri Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Asha Puri Temple

Narbadeshwer Temple

Narbadeshwer Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Narbadeshwer Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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