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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1977

Nainital

Winner — 1977

RAM DATT JOSHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.5%INC 48.3%3 others 3.2%
Votes
21,192
48.5% share
Winning margin
80
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
40.4%
of 1,08,104

Nainital was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 80 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM DATT JOSHI
Janata
21,19248.5%
2
DUNGAR SINGH BISHT
INC
21,11248.3%
3
JOGA RAM
IND
7411.7%
4
MAHESHANAND PANDE
IND
5141.2%
5
VISHNU SHARAN
IND
1440.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.2% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
101st of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
344th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.5%INC 48.3%OTH 3.2%

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?

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

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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