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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2017

Kullu

Winner — 2017

SUNDER SINGH THAKUR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 50.3%BJP 47.9%3 others 1.8%
Votes
31,423
50.3% share
Winning margin
1,538
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.5%
of 81,653

A closely fought contest. SUNDER SINGH THAKUR won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹18.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNDER SINGH THAKUR
INC (UPA)
31,42350.3%
2
MAHESHWAR SINGH
BJP
29,88547.9%
3
RENUKA DOGRA
RADM
4690.8%
NOTA
NOTA
4070.7%
5
KAMAL KANT SHARMA
IND
2430.4%

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

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
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
INC 50.3%BJP 47.9%OTH 1.1%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹18.00 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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