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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2012

Kullu

Winner — 2012

MAHESHWAR SINGH
HLP· Himachal Lokhit Party
HLP 32.5%BJP 27.3%4 others 40.2%
Votes
18,582
32.5% share
Winning margin
2,985
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
77.5%
of 73,707

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹4.61 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESHWAR SINGH
HLP
Himachal Lokhit Party
18,58232.5%
2
RAM SINGH
NDA
15,59727.3%
3
SUNDER SINGH THAKUR
UPA
14,83026.0%
4
PREM LATA THAKUR
IND
7,25612.7%
5
LOT RAM THAKUR
4580.8%
6
SARITA
BSP
3920.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 2.5% · max 54.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
23rd of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HLP 32.5%BJP 27.3%INC 26.0%IND 12.7%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹4.61 Cr

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Shawl-Kullu

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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