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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 20 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Churah
Winner — 1951
AVTAR CHAND
Also elected — same seat
VIDYA DHAR
INC· 3,009 votes
INC 31.5%INC 26.6%5 others 41.9%
Votes
3,555
31.5% share
Winning margin
1,634
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
19.4%
of 29,186
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVTAR CHAND | 3,555 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | VIDYA DHAR | 3,009 | 26.6% | |
| 3 | GULAB SINGH | IND | 1,921 | 17.0% |
| 4 | DESH RAJ | KMPP | 1,411 | 12.5% |
| 5 | NARAIN DASS | KMPP | 720 | 6.4% |
| 6 | SANSAR CHAND | 475 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | TEJ RAM | IND | 203 | 1.8% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (67th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.8% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
67th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
1st of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
36 seats · 19 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.5%INC 26.6%IND 17.0%KMPP 12.5%KMPP 6.4%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.