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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1991
Almora
Winner — 1991
PURAN CHANDRA SHARMA
BJP· BJP
BJP 42.7%INC 33.2%11 others 24.1%
Votes
30,745
42.7% share
Winning margin
6,896
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
38.3%
of 1,87,837
A clear win with a 9.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURAN CHANDRA SHARMA | BJP | 30,745 | 42.7% |
| 2 | SARASWATI TIWARI | INC | 23,849 | 33.1% |
| 3 | RAM CHANDRA BHATT | JP | 7,068 | 9.8% |
| 4 | BIPIN CHANDRA TRIPATHI | UKD | 4,166 | 5.8% |
| 5 | SHER SINGH DHAUNI | Janata Dal | 1,347 | 1.9% |
| 6 | NAND LAL | IND | 983 | 1.4% |
| 7 | HARISH CHANDRA PANT | IND | 914 | 1.3% |
| 8 | SANJAY PANDEY | IND | 878 | 1.2% |
| 9 | JIWAN NSINGH | IND | 574 | 0.8% |
| 10 | PREM BALLABH | 418 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | DWARIKA PRASAD CHAUDHARI | IND | 400 | 0.6% |
| 12 | MOHAN SINGH BHAKUNI | IND | 343 | 0.5% |
| 13 | RAM PRASAD | IND | 251 | 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.
High turnout (55th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 2.2% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
55th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
375th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
372nd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
419 seats · 210 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.7%INC 33.1%JP 9.8%UKD 5.8%OTH 8.5%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Rim and Axle and Iron Work
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