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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DATT JOSHI | Janata | 21,192 | 48.5% |
| 2 | DUNGAR SINGH BISHT | INC | 21,112 | 48.3% |
| 3 | JOGA RAM | IND | 741 | 1.7% |
| 4 | MAHESHANAND PANDE | IND | 514 | 1.2% |
| 5 | VISHNU SHARAN | IND | 144 | 0.3% |
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
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.2% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
101st of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
344th of 403Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Rim and Axle and Iron Work
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