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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2022
Kangra
Winner — 2022
Pawan Kumar Kajal
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.6%INC 24.3%5 others 20.0%
Votes
35,239
55.6% share
Winning margin
19,834
31.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.8%
of 83,547
Kangra is a safe seat — Pawan Kumar Kajal won by 31.3%.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.64 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawan Kumar Kajal | BJP (NDA) | 35,239 | 55.6% |
| 2 | Surinder Kumar | INC | 15,405 | 24.3% |
| 3 | Kulbhash Chand | IND | 7,994 | 12.6% |
| 4 | Amit Verma | IND | 3,033 | 4.8% |
| 5 | Raj Kumar | AAP | 866 | 1.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 464 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Vijay Kumar | 338 | 0.5% |
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
safe31.3%
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%
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20th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.6%INC 24.3%IND 12.6%OTH 6.7%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.64 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.