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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1977

Kulu

Winner — 1977

KUNJ LAL
JNP· Janata
JNP 42.8%INC 27.9%4 others 29.3%
Votes
9,688
42.8% share
Winning margin
3,364
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.0%
of 39,037

A clear win with a 14.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUNJ LAL
Janata
9,68842.8%
2
RAJ KRISHAN GOUR
INC
6,32427.9%
3
BHAGAT RAM
IND
3,55815.7%
4
ANI RUDH
IND
2,0038.8%
5
CHARAN DASS
IND
9214.1%
6
NAWAL THAKUR
IND
1570.7%

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.

High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.1% · max 24.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
5th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
24th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 42.8%INC 27.9%IND 15.7%IND 8.8%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,29,855
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,825 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population2.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.0%Muslim 6.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation62.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)24.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel46.8%
Health insurance26.2%

What's nearby?

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