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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2022
Sundernagar
Winner — 2022
Rakesh Kumar
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.2%INC 32.0%8 others 23.9%
Votes
29,432
44.2% share
Winning margin
8,125
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
79.6%
of 83,690
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.89 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakesh Kumar | BJP (NDA) | 29,432 | 44.2% |
| 2 | Sohan Lal | INC | 21,307 | 32.0% |
| 3 | Abhishek Thakur | IND | 14,704 | 22.1% |
| 4 | Narayan Singh | 275 | 0.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 211 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Thakur Singh | SaSP | 195 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Tek Chand | IND | 149 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Pooja Verma | AAP | 148 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Het Ram | IND | 140 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Ran Vijay Singh | RTRYDVBHMP | 90 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 0.3% · max 71.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
13th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
64th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.2%INC 32.0%IND 22.1%OTH 1.5%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.89 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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