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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1996
Almora
Winner — 1996
RAGHUNATH SINGH CHAUHAN
BJP· BJP
BJP 50.1%INC 30.0%6 others 19.9%
Votes
41,739
50.1% share
Winning margin
16,729
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
41.5%
of 2,00,458
Almora is a safe seat — RAGHUNATH SINGH CHAUHAN won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHUNATH SINGH CHAUHAN | BJP | 41,739 | 50.1% |
| 2 | GOVIND SINGH KUNJWAL | INC | 25,010 | 30.0% |
| 3 | BIPIN CHANDRA TRIPATHI | UKKD | 8,062 | 9.7% |
| 4 | NARAYAN SINGH BHAKUNI | AIIC(T) | 5,819 | 7.0% |
| 5 | CHANDRA SEKHAR BHATT | CPI(ML)(L) | 947 | 1.1% |
| 6 | HARBANS BHARTI | IND | 716 | 0.9% |
| 7 | YASWANT SINGH | IND | 674 | 0.8% |
| 8 | NITYANAND JOSHI | IND | 322 | 0.4% |
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
lean20.1%
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
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.1%INC 30.0%UKKD 9.7%AIIC(T) 7.0%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?
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.