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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1985

Kulu

Winner — 1985

RAJ KRISHAN GOUR
INC· INC
INC 61.7%BJP 37.4%1 others 0.9%
Votes
20,685
61.7% share
Winning margin
8,143
24.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
70.7%
of 47,448

Kulu is a safe seat — RAJ KRISHAN GOUR won by 24.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJ KRISHAN GOUR
INC
20,68561.7%
2
CHANDER SAIN THAKUR
BJP
12,54237.4%
3
NAWAL THAKUR
IND
3150.9%

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 (5th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.1% · max 24.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
5th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
24th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.7%BJP 37.4%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,29,855
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,825 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population2.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.0%Muslim 6.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation62.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)24.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel46.8%
Health insurance26.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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