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Garhwal

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

SATPAL MAHARAJ
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 44.4%BJP 41.1%11 others 14.4%
Votes
2,36,949
44.4% share
Winning margin
17,397
3.3% of votes
Total votes cast
5,33,568
Candidates
13
Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATPAL MAHARAJ
UPA (UPA)
2,36,94944.4%
2
LT. GEN(RETD) TEJPAL SINGH RAWAT P.V.S.M, V.S.M
NDA
2,19,55241.1%
3
RAJEEV AGARWAL
34,6226.5%
4
LALITA PRASAD BHATT
Left
7,3301.4%
5
ANAND PRAKASH
UKKD
6,0951.1%
6
SHIV SINGH
IND
5,9841.1%
7
INDRESH MAIKHURI
CPI(ML)(L)
5,9621.1%
8
OM PARKASH
IND
5,5991.1%
9
MAHADEV
JKM
3,3720.6%
10
ABBDUL KADIR
IND
2,6620.5%
11
R. P. DHYANI
ABHM
1,9600.4%
12
RASHID KHAN
ANC
1,8040.3%
13
GANESH PANT
1,6770.3%

Average turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 3.3% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
4th of 5

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 5

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
2nd of 5

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.4%BJP 41.1%BSP 6.5%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,87,271
Density
129 / km²
Sex ratio
1103 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,329 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.3%

Figures are for Garhwal, this seat's primary district — it spans 5 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.1%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.9%
Electricity89.0%
Sanitation55.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.0%
Children fully vaccinated76.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Women literate84.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel48.1%
Health insurance62.7%

What's nearby?

19 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Aipan Products🏺Herbal Products🏺Natural fibre🏺Nettle based product🏺Wood crafts/Temple imitiation

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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