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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1982

Kumarsain

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Winner — 1982

JAI BIHARI LAL KHACHI
INC· Congress (I)
INC 40.1%BJP 20.4%8 others 39.4%
Votes
9,641
40.1% share
Winning margin
4,739
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.0%
of 32,015

Kumarsain is a safe seat — JAI BIHARI LAL KHACHI won by 19.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAI BIHARI LAL KHACHI
INC
Congress (I)
9,64140.1%
2
BHAGAT RAM CHAUHAN
BJP
BJP
4,90220.4%
3
DHARAM SINGH THAKUR
IND
4,62319.3%
4
BHASKRA NAND
IND
2,0968.7%
5
SUNDER LAL
IND
1,5076.3%
6
DEVINDER CHAUHAN
JNP
Janata
4481.9%
7
JAGBANDHAN LAL
IND
2411.0%
8
ISHWAR DUTT BALI
IND
2160.9%
9
BRAHAMA NAND SHARMA
IND
2110.9%
10
DHIAN SINGH
LKD
Lok Dal
1280.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (34th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.8% · max 38.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
34th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.93
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
51st of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.1%BJP 20.4%IND 19.3%IND 8.7%IND 6.3%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
🏛️

Ruined Fort, Nurpur

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruined Fort

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