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Uttarakhand · PC 1 · 2012 by-election
Tehri Garhwal
Winner — 2012 by-election
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
BJP 48.1%INC 43.7%12 others 8.2%
Votes
2,45,835
48.1% share
Winning margin
22,694
4.4% of votes
Total votes cast
5,10,951
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah | 2,45,835 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | Saket Bahuguna | 2,23,141 | 43.7% | |
| 3 | K.J. S Uttarakhandi | URM | 7,466 | 1.5% |
| 4 | Trivendra Singh Panwar | UKD(P) | 6,939 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Yogi Rakesh Nath | JUKD | 4,100 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Barhm Dav Jha | IND | 3,894 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Vigyan Bikram Shah | IND | 3,850 | 0.8% |
| 8 | Kuldeep Madhwal | UPP | 3,842 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Sanjay Goyal | IND | 3,795 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Manish Verma | IND | 2,769 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Naveen Kumr Bhatt | IND | 1,779 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Jauhari Lal Suman | IND | 1,313 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Darshan Lal Dimri | ABHM | 1,161 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Liyakat Ali | REP | 1,067 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (3rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.6% · min 3.1% · max 34.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
3rd of 5How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 5How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 5How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.1%INC 43.7%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,96,694
Density
549 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,088 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population6.6%
Figures are for Dehradun, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 11.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity96.3%
Sanitation86.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated76.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Children underweight (under 5)19.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate85.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.6%
Clean cooking fuel88.8%
Health insurance67.3%
What's nearby?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.