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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1972

Nurpur

Winner — 1972

KEWAL SINGH
IND
IND 49.8%INC 41.9%1 others 8.4%
Votes
7,079
49.8% share
Winning margin
1,130
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.5%
of 23,514

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KEWAL SINGH
IND
7,07949.8%
2
SATYA PRAKASH
Congress (R)
5,94941.9%
3
SHANKAR SINGH
Left
1,1878.3%

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 (42nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.9% · max 43.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
42nd of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
35th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.8%INC 41.9%CPI 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,21,173
Density
338 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,540 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Other 7.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.6%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation60.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.7%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate92.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance22.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Industry

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