Back to Himachal Pradesh 1998 map
Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1998
Kangra
Winner — 1998
VIDYA SAGAR CHAUDHARY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.0%INC 35.4%4 others 11.7%
Votes
21,695
53.0% share
Winning margin
7,211
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.2%
of 58,397
Kangra is a safe seat — VIDYA SAGAR CHAUDHARY won by 17.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIDYA SAGAR CHAUDHARY | BJP (NDA) | 21,695 | 53.0% |
| 2 | DAULAT CHAUDHARY | INC | 14,484 | 35.4% |
| 3 | HARI KRISHAN CHAAND | HVC | 3,870 | 9.4% |
| 4 | SAROJ KUMARI | 612 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | KARTAR CHAND CHAUDHARY | 193 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | AVTAR SINGH RANA | AIRJP | 114 | 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.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.6%
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
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.0%INC 35.4%HVC 9.4%OTH 2.2%
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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Processing of Indian Gooseberry (Amla)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.