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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 67 · 1985
Darang
Winner — 1985
KAUL SINGH
INC· INC
INC 66.9%BJP 32.8%1 others 0.3%
Votes
17,344
66.9% share
Winning margin
8,846
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
70.3%
of 36,879
Darang is a safe seat — KAUL SINGH won by 34.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAUL SINGH | INC | 17,344 | 66.9% |
| 2 | DINA NATH | BJP | 8,498 | 32.8% |
| 3 | NAWAL THAKUR | IND | 72 | 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.
Average turnout (45th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 3.1% · max 63.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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45th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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19th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.9%BJP 32.8%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,14,010
Density
159 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,131 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.1%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation68.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated96.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)14.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.5%
Women literate93.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.1%
Clean cooking fuel78.0%
Health insurance37.1%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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