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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2012

Kutlehar

Winner — 2012

VIRENDER KANWAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.4%INC 46.2%5 others 4.5%
Votes
26,028
49.4% share
Winning margin
1,692
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.6%
of 72,596

A closely fought contest. VIRENDER KANWAR won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIRENDER KANWAR
BJP (NDA)
26,02849.4%
2
RAM DASS
UPA
24,33646.1%
3
SANDEEP SHARMA
HiSP
6991.3%
4
SUNITA DEVI
HLP
5181.0%
5
RAMESH CHAND
BSP
4770.9%
6
MAHINDER PAL
AITC
UPA
4400.8%
7
BRAHAM DASS
Samajwadi Party
2330.4%

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

Average turnout (27th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.4% · max 35.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
27th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.4%INC 46.1%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.34 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,21,173
Density
338 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,540 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Other 7.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.6%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation60.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.7%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate92.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance22.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Industry

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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