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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1982
Kotkehloor
Winner — 1982
DAULAT RAM SANKHYAN
INC· Congress (I)
INC 30.4%BJP 27.8%6 others 41.8%
Votes
6,400
30.4% share
Winning margin
539
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.0%
of 31,409
A closely fought contest. DAULAT RAM SANKHYAN won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAULAT RAM SANKHYAN | Congress (I) | 6,400 | 30.4% |
| 2 | DAULAT RAM SHARMA | BJP | 5,861 | 27.8% |
| 3 | KRISHAN KUMAR | Left | 5,271 | 25.0% |
| 4 | TULSI RAM | IND | 1,049 | 5.0% |
| 5 | WATTAN SINGH | Lok Dal | 1,007 | 4.8% |
| 6 | BUDHI SINGH KAUNDAL | Janata | 677 | 3.2% |
| 7 | PARAS RAM | IND | 586 | 2.8% |
| 8 | PARAS RAM DURVASHA | IND | 208 | 1.0% |
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.
Low turnout (67th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
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
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.4%BJP 27.8%CPI 25.0%OTH 16.7%
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.