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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1990
Kangra
Winner — 1990
VIDYA SAGAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 73.9%INC 23.6%5 others 2.5%
Votes
24,729
73.9% share
Winning margin
16,830
50.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.5%
of 48,119
Kangra is a safe seat — VIDYA SAGAR won by 50.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIDYA SAGAR | BJP | 24,729 | 73.9% |
| 2 | HARI KRISHAN CHAND | INC | 7,899 | 23.6% |
| 3 | VIRENDER KUMAR | 241 | 0.7% | |
| 4 | MADAN LAL | IND | 235 | 0.7% |
| 5 | DIWAN CHAND | 195 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | PARKASH CHAND | IND | 106 | 0.3% |
| 7 | YOG RAJ SONI | IND | 57 | 0.2% |
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
lean50.3%
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
67 seats · 34 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 73.9%INC 23.6%OTH 2.5%
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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