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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1972
Nalagarh
Winner — 1972
ARJAN SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.5%CPI 31.6%2 others 12.0%
Votes
9,021
56.5% share
Winning margin
3,976
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.7%
of 26,760
Nalagarh is a safe seat — ARJAN SINGH won by 24.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJAN SINGH | Congress (R) | 9,021 | 56.5% |
| 2 | KALA RAM | Left | 5,045 | 31.6% |
| 3 | KASHMIRI LAL | IND | 1,495 | 9.4% |
| 4 | GAURI SHANKER | 417 | 2.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (39th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 5.7% · max 61.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
39th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
63rd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.5%CPI 31.6%IND 9.4%OTH 2.6%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.