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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2022Reserved (SC)
Baijnath
Winner — 2022
Kishori Lal
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 50.3%BJP 44.4%5 others 5.3%
Votes
29,338
50.3% share
Winning margin
3,446
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.8%
of 91,352
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.67 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kishori Lal | INC (UPA) | 29,338 | 50.3% |
| 2 | Mulkh Raj | BJP | 25,892 | 44.4% |
| 3 | Parmodh Chand | AAP | 1,109 | 1.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 669 | 1.1% |
| 5 | Ajay Kumar | 536 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Gurdas Ram | IND | 531 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Vishesh | SWAP | 226 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (67th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.8% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
67th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
1st of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.3%BJP 44.4%OTH 4.1%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.67 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.