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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1957

Dehra Dun

Winner — 1957

BRIJ BHUSHAN SARAN
INC· INC
INC 44.4%IND 29.6%2 others 26.0%
Votes
13,793
44.4% share
Winning margin
4,575
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.4%
of 55,148

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJ BHUSHAN SARAN
13,79344.4%
2
DURGA PRASAD
IND
9,21829.6%
3
SWAMI NITYANAND
7,22823.2%
4
CHANDAN SINGH
IND
8592.8%

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 (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 2.8% · max 42.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
23rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.19
fewer partiesmore parties
401st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
375th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.4%IND 29.6%BJS 23.2%OTH 2.8%

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%

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?

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

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