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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2017
Sundernagar
Winner — 2017
RAKESH KUMAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.8%INC 40.7%2 others 2.5%
Votes
32,545
56.8% share
Winning margin
9,263
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
77.0%
of 74,361
Sundernagar is a safe seat — RAKESH KUMAR won by 16.2%.
Seat history
1 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAKESH KUMAR | BJP (NDA) | 32,545 | 56.8% |
| 2 | SOHAN LAL | INC | 23,282 | 40.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 807 | 1.4% |
| 4 | DHARAM SINGH | 624 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 0.3% · max 71.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
13th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
64th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.8%INC 40.7%OTH 1.1%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.20 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%
What's nearby?
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