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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIRENDER KUMAR
BJP (NDA)
17,51350.1%
2
YOG RAJ
INC
16,24146.5%
3
GURDAS RAM
HVC
9832.8%
4
HARNAM SINGH
BSP
2180.6%

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
safe
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 0.8% · max 66.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
54th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
48th of 68

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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