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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIDYA SAGAR
BJP
24,72973.9%
2
HARI KRISHAN CHAND
INC
7,89923.6%
3
VIRENDER KUMAR
2410.7%
4
MADAN LAL
IND
2350.7%
5
DIWAN CHAND
1950.6%
6
PARKASH CHAND
IND
1060.3%
7
YOG RAJ SONI
IND
570.2%

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
lean
50.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
4th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
58th of 68

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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