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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2012
Kangra
Winner — 2012
PAWAN KAJAL
IND
IND 29.0%INC 27.9%6 others 43.1%
Votes
14,632
29.0% share
Winning margin
563
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.9%
of 68,243
Kangra was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 563 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAWAN KAJAL | IND | 14,632 | 29.0% |
| 2 | CHOUDHARY SURENDER KUMAR | UPA | 14,069 | 27.9% |
| 3 | SANJAY CHAUDHARY | NDA | 11,700 | 23.2% |
| 4 | DR. RAJESH SHARMA | IND | 7,966 | 15.8% |
| 5 | AMAN GULERIA | 636 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | RAM SWAROOP VERMA | HiSP | 521 | 1.0% |
| 7 | VIJAY KUMAR BHARI | BSP | 517 | 1.0% |
| 8 | RAM NIWASH YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 416 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.2% · min 1.1% · max 86.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
32nd of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
20th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 29.0%INC 27.9%BJP 23.2%IND 15.8%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.43 Cr
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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.