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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1998

Ghumarwin

Winner — 1998

KASHMIR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 44.6%BJP 40.8%3 others 14.6%
Votes
18,066
44.6% share
Winning margin
1,539
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.7%
of 57,326

A closely fought contest. KASHMIR SINGH won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KASHMIR SINGH
INC
18,06644.6%
2
KARAM DEV
NDA
16,52740.8%
3
GIAN CHAND
HVC
5,10512.6%
4
PAVNA
IND
5361.3%
5
JAMNADEVI ALIAS MEERA DEVI
BSP
2730.7%

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 (10th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.0% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
10th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
56th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.6%BJP 40.8%HVC 12.6%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,37,903
Density
80 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,503 km²
SC population28.0%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.9%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.0%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation58.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.7%
Clean cooking fuel65.0%
Health insurance26.8%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Shawl-Kullu
A Miniature Stone Siva Temple

A Miniature Stone Siva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

A Miniature Stone Siva Temple

Hidimba Devi Temple

Hidimba Devi Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Hidimba Devi Temple

Temple of Gauri Sankar with its Sculptures

Temple of Gauri Sankar with its Sculptures

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Gauri Sankar with its Sculptures

Temple of Gauri Sankar with its Sculptures

Temple of Gauri Sankar with its Sculptures

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Gauri Sankar with its Sculptures

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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