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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2003Reserved (SC)

Kasumpti

Winner — 2003

SOHAN LAL
IND
IND 36.4%BJP 28.9%5 others 34.6%
Votes
16,972
36.4% share
Winning margin
3,485
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.8%
of 83,523

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOHAN LAL
IND
16,97236.4%
2
ROOP DASS KASHYAP
NDA
13,48728.9%
3
CHIRANJIV LAL
INC
9,65220.7%
4
TARSEM BHARATI
HVC
NDA
5,66712.2%
5
PAPINDER SINGH
IND
3030.7%
6
CHET RAM KASHYAP
IND
3010.7%
7
RAVI BHUSHAN CHAUHAN
IND
2240.5%

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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 4.1% · max 48.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
47th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
46th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 36.4%BJP 28.9%INC 20.7%HVC 12.2%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
🏛️

Fort Kotala

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort Kotala

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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