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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 54 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Kasauli
Winner — 2017
RAJIV SAIZAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.6%INC 47.7%4 others 3.7%
Votes
23,656
48.6% share
Winning margin
442
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.8%
of 64,245
Kasauli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 442 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJIV SAIZAL | BJP (NDA) | 23,656 | 48.6% |
| 2 | VINOD SULTANPURI | INC | 23,214 | 47.7% |
| 3 | VIRENDER KUMAR KASHYAP | 652 | 1.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 503 | 1.0% |
| 5 | RAJEEV KUMAR KAUNDAL | IND | 329 | 0.7% |
| 6 | KESHAV KUMAR | SWAP | 321 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (20th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.0% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
20th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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28th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.6%INC 47.7%OTH 2.7%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.50 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,80,320
Density
300 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,936 km²
SC population28.4%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.5%Other 5.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.3%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation73.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.5%
Women literate91.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel62.5%
Health insurance41.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.