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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Pragpur
Winner — 1998
VIRENDER KUMAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.1%INC 46.5%2 others 3.4%
Votes
17,513
50.1% share
Winning margin
1,272
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.1%
of 48,506
A closely fought contest. VIRENDER KUMAR won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRENDER KUMAR | BJP (NDA) | 17,513 | 50.1% |
| 2 | YOG RAJ | INC | 16,241 | 46.5% |
| 3 | GURDAS RAM | HVC | 983 | 2.8% |
| 4 | HARNAM SINGH | BSP | 218 | 0.6% |
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 (54th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 0.8% · max 66.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
54th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
48th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.1%INC 46.5%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,54,768
Density
407 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,118 km²
SC population24.0%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.3%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation89.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance32.0%
What's nearby?
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