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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1996

Haldwani

Winner — 1996

TILOK RAJ BEHAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 45.2%BSP 26.1%9 others 28.7%
Votes
87,886
45.2% share
Winning margin
37,127
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
57.5%
of 3,38,040

Haldwani is a safe seat — TILOK RAJ BEHAR won by 19.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TILOK RAJ BEHAR
BJP
87,88645.2%
2
SUNIL KUMAR
BSP
50,75926.1%
3
MAHENDRA SINGH PAL
United Front
48,25124.8%
4
K.R. SINGH
UKKD
1,6450.8%
5
PURSHOTTAM SHARMA
CPI(ML)(L)
1,2750.7%
6
ASHOK KUMAR BALMIKI
IND
1,1830.6%
7
AVTAR SINGH
IND
8580.4%
8
KALLU RAM
BHJS
7490.4%
9
BRAHMANANDA CHATURVEDI
IND
7390.4%
10
RAMESH CHANDRA BINJOLA
IND
6720.3%
11
HARBHAJAN
IND
3870.2%

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 (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 2.8% · max 42.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
23rd of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.19
fewer partiesmore parties
401st of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
375th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.2%BSP 26.1%JD 24.8%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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.

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