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Uttarakhand · PC 3 · 2009Reserved (SC)
Almora
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
PRADEEP TAMTA
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 41.8%BJP 40.3%8 others 17.9%
Votes
2,00,824
41.8% share
Winning margin
6,950
1.4% of votes
Total votes cast
4,80,757
Candidates
10
Seat history
0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRADEEP TAMTA | UPA (UPA) | 2,00,824 | 41.8% |
| 2 | AJAY TAMTA | NDA | 1,93,874 | 40.3% |
| 3 | BAHADUR RAM DHAUNI | 44,616 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | HARI RAMA | IND | 11,721 | 2.4% |
| 5 | RANJIT VISHWAKARMA | UKKD | 11,140 | 2.3% |
| 6 | SUSHAMA | CPI(ML)(L) | 5,366 | 1.1% |
| 7 | CHAMPEE ARYA | UPA | 5,168 | 1.1% |
| 8 | KIRAN ARYA | IND | 3,612 | 0.8% |
| 9 | YASHPAL ARYA | 2,649 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | GOPAL RAM | NDA | 1,787 | 0.4% |
Low turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.4% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
5th of 5How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 5How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
1st of 5How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.8%BJP 40.3%BSP 9.3%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,22,506
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
1139 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,144 km²
SC population24.3%
ST population0.2%
Figures are for Almora, this seat's primary district — it spans 4 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.5%
Electricity78.9%
Sanitation55.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.1%
Children fully vaccinated85.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Women literate86.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel35.9%
Health insurance66.0%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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