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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1998
Kotkehloor
Winner — 1998
RAM LAL THAKUR
INC· INC
INC 50.8%BJP 43.2%4 others 6.0%
Votes
20,381
50.8% share
Winning margin
3,060
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
77.7%
of 51,629
A clear win with a 7.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM LAL THAKUR | INC | 20,381 | 50.8% |
| 2 | KRISHAN KUMAR | NDA | 17,321 | 43.2% |
| 3 | HARI LAL | 1,337 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | BABU RAM THAKUR | HVC | 606 | 1.5% |
| 5 | PRABHU RAM | BSP | 354 | 0.9% |
| 6 | PREM KUMAR CHANDEL | AIRJP | 127 | 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.
Low turnout (67th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.8% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
67th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
1st of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.8%BJP 43.2%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.