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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 424 · 1980

Dehra Dun

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Winner — 1980

DWARIKA NATH DHAWAN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 58.6%IND 23.7%7 others 17.7%
Votes
32,058
58.6% share
Winning margin
19,086
34.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
42.4%
of 1,29,189

Dehra Dun is a safe seat — DWARIKA NATH DHAWAN won by 34.9%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DWARIKA NATH DHAWAN
INC(I)
Congress (I)
32,05858.6%
2
NITYA NAND SWAMI
IND
12,97223.7%
3
DEVANDRA SHASTRI
BJP
BJP
7,23713.2%
4
RADHA KRISHAN KUKRATI
CPI
Left
1,5402.8%
5
VIJAY KUMAR SHARMA
JNP(SR)
3200.6%
6
CHINTA MANI LAKHERA
IND
2790.5%
7
PURSHOTTAM
IND
1550.3%
8
SUBASH CHAND BALMIKI
IND
1080.2%
9
JYOTI BAHUGUNA
IND
770.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.9%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 20.8% · min 2.3% · max 43.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
47%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
425 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 58.6%IND 23.7%BJP 13.2%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

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