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Winner — 2002
SHOOR BEER SINGH
INC· INC
INC 25.3%BJP 23.9%16 others 50.9%
Votes
14,898
25.3% share
Winning margin
841
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
50.2%
of 1,17,420
Rishikesh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 841 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHOOR BEER SINGH | INC | 14,898 | 25.3% |
| 2 | SANDEEP GUPTA | NDA | 14,057 | 23.9% |
| 3 | HARSH VARDHAN SHARMA | IND | 8,355 | 14.2% |
| 4 | RAJENDER SINGH SHAH | IND | 8,308 | 14.1% |
| 5 | GOPAL PUROHIT | BSP | 1,909 | 3.2% |
| 6 | KRISHAN | 1,824 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | VIRENDRA SHARMA | 1,808 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | SUDHA RANI | Samajwadi Party | 1,661 | 2.8% |
| 9 | D.N.TODARIA | UKKD | 1,332 | 2.3% |
| 10 | RAJENDRA SINGH RAKHA | IND | 999 | 1.7% |
| 11 | SHISH RAM KANSWAL | SJP(R) | 747 | 1.3% |
| 12 | BUDH PRASAD SHARMA | IND | 653 | 1.1% |
| 13 | HARVINDER SINGH | NDA | 532 | 0.9% |
| 14 | KAILASH CHANDER KAUSHAL | NCP | 493 | 0.8% |
| 15 | POONAM UNIYAL | UJP | 465 | 0.8% |
| 16 | PRAMOD KUMAR | 342 | 0.6% | |
| 17 | INDERSAIN | IND | 338 | 0.6% |
| 18 | DILRAM | RPD | 203 | 0.3% |
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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.
Average turnout (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 1.4% · max 17.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
15th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
38th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.3%BJP 23.9%IND 14.2%IND 14.1%OTH 22.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,96,694
Density
549 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,088 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population6.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 11.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity96.3%
Sanitation86.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated76.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Children underweight (under 5)19.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate85.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.6%
Clean cooking fuel88.8%
Health insurance67.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bakery
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