Back to Uttarakhand 2002 map
Winner — 2002
VIJAYPAL SINGH SAJWAN
INC· INC
INC 20.9%CPI 19.3%12 others 59.8%
Votes
7,878
20.9% share
Winning margin
610
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.8%
of 63,007
Gangotri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 610 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAYPAL SINGH SAJWAN | INC | 7,878 | 20.9% |
| 2 | KAMALA RAM NAUTIYAL | 7,268 | 19.3% | |
| 3 | BUDHI SINGH PANWAR | NDA | 6,822 | 18.1% |
| 4 | HARI SINGH RANA | IND | 6,005 | 15.9% |
| 5 | CHANDAN SINGH RANA | UJP | 4,082 | 10.8% |
| 6 | DEVENDRA DUTT SEMWAL | IND | 1,081 | 2.9% |
| 7 | JAGENDRA SINGH BIST | IND | 948 | 2.5% |
| 8 | BUDHI BALLABH JOSHI | BSP | 936 | 2.5% |
| 9 | KAMLESHWAR | IND | 646 | 1.7% |
| 10 | SHANTI PRASAD THAPLIYAL | IND | 613 | 1.6% |
| 11 | MAHABEER SINGH CHAUHAN | 447 | 1.2% | |
| 12 | ROSHAN LAL | Samajwadi Party | 393 | 1.0% |
| 13 | MADAN SINGH | UKKD | 327 | 0.9% |
| 14 | KIRTI NIDHI SAJWAN | NDA | 229 | 0.6% |
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 (26th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.6% · max 12.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
26th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
26th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 20.9%CPI 19.3%BJP 18.1%IND 15.9%UJP 10.8%OTH 14.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,30,086
Density
41 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,016 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.4%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.5%
Electricity79.1%
Sanitation43.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.9%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.7%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance80.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Red RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.