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Garhwal

Winner — 1982 by-election

H.N.BAHUGUNA
Independent
IND 53.3%INC 43.0%4 others 3.7%
Votes
1,49,669
53.3% share
Winning margin
29,024
10.3% of votes
Total votes cast
2,80,704
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
H.N.BAHUGUNA
IND
1,49,66953.3%
2
C.MOHAN
1,20,64543.0%
3
B.SINGH
IND
3,6571.3%
4
P.R.SINGH
IND
2,8671.0%
5
B.RAM
IND
2,2970.8%
6
R.P.NAUTIYAL
IND
1,5690.6%

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.

High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.3% · max 64.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
11th of 80

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 80

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
80th of 80

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 53.3%INC 43.0%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,43,512
Density
1034 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,008 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Muzaffarnagar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.5%Muslim 41.3%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.8%
Electricity54.0%
Sanitation66.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Rim and Axle and Iron Work
🏛️

Mosque and Tomb of Shah Abdul Razak and his four Sons

🏛️MonumentASI

Mosque and Tomb of Shah Abdul Razak and his four Sons

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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