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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Uttarkashi

Winner — 1996

GYAN CHAND
BJP· BJP
BJP 51.8%IND 17.7%5 others 30.4%
Votes
48,862
51.8% share
Winning margin
32,155
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
46.7%
of 2,01,928

Uttarkashi is a safe seat — GYAN CHAND won by 34.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GYAN CHAND
BJP
48,86251.8%
2
BARFIYA LAL JUWANTHA
IND
16,70717.7%
3
NATHI LAL SHAH
AIIC(T)
12,24213.0%
4
TRIBHUVAN SINGH
INC
11,82112.5%
5
JAI PRAKASH UTTARAKHANDI
UKKD
3,1753.4%
6
OM SINGH KAPOOR
BHJS
9501.0%
7
JETHU LAL
IND
4920.5%

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 (2nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.2% · max 57.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
2nd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
362nd of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.8%IND 17.7%AIIC(T) 13.0%INC 12.5%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,66,382
Density
940 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,689 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 42.0%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.4%
Electricity68.7%
Sanitation58.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.4%
Women literate71.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.0%
Clean cooking fuel56.6%
Health insurance11.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Saharanpur Wood CraftGI
🏛️

Badshahi Bagh locally known as Badshahi Mahal

🏛️MonumentASI

Badshahi Bagh locally known as Badshahi Mahal

🏛️

Khera ki Bani, Old Cemetry

🏛️MonumentASI

Khera ki Bani, Old Cemetry

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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