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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1998

Kutlehar

Winner — 1998

RAM DASS MALANGAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 33.6%INC 33.6%6 others 32.8%
Votes
11,660
33.6% share
Winning margin
3
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.8%
of 49,732

Kutlehar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 3 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM DASS MALANGAR
BJP (NDA)
11,66033.6%
2
MAHENDRA PAL
INC
11,65733.6%
3
RAM NATH SHARMA
IND
7,97723.0%
4
ROSHAN LAL ARVIND
BSP
2,3916.9%
5
CAPT. ONKAR CHAND LOHIA
5071.5%
6
DESH RAJ GAUTAM
IND
2820.8%
7
SURESH CHAND
AIRJP
1910.6%
8
NEELAM KUMARI
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.

Average turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.0% · max 61.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
35th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
16th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.6%INC 33.6%IND 23.0%BSP 6.9%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Steel Furniture
Ardhanarishwer Temple

Ardhanarishwer Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Ardhanarishwer Temple

Panchvktra Temple,

Panchvktra Temple,

🏛️MonumentASI

Panchvktra Temple,

Trilokinath Temple

Trilokinath Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Trilokinath Temple

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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