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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2017Reserved (ST)
Kinnaur
Winner — 2017
JAGAT SINGH NEGI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.9%BJP 47.6%4 others 4.5%
Votes
20,029
47.9% share
Winning margin
120
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.5%
of 55,390
Kinnaur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 120 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGAT SINGH NEGI | INC (UPA) | 20,029 | 47.9% |
| 2 | TEJWANT SINGH NEGI | BJP | 19,909 | 47.6% |
| 3 | JEEVAN SINGH | 913 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | KAILASH CHAND | 404 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | RAJEEV KUMAR NEGI | RSHP | 321 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 249 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (49th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 0.3% · max 47.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
49th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%BJP 47.6%OTH 3.9%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.57 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
84,121
Density
13 / km²
Sex ratio
819 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,401 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population58.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.0%Buddhist 21.5%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.1%
Electricity91.5%
Sanitation69.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.7%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.9%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance35.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Oil-Himachali Chulli
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.