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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2002

Hardwar

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Winner — 2002

MADAN KAUSHIK
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 31.3%INC 26.3%12 others 42.4%
Votes
18,962
31.3% share
Winning margin
2,992
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
48.4%
of 1,25,270

A closely fought contest. MADAN KAUSHIK won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MADAN KAUSHIK
BJP
BJP (NDA)
18,96231.3%
2
PARAS KUMAR JAIN
INC
INC
15,97026.3%
3
VIKAS CHAUDHARY
BSP
BSP
12,99121.4%
4
AMBRISH KUMAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
9,74416.1%
5
SUMER
IND
7241.2%
6
SATISH JOSHI
UKKD
6971.1%
7
SATISH
IND
2500.4%
8
MINAKSHI CHAUBEY
IND
2450.4%
9
KAILASH CHAND KHANNA
RTKP
2290.4%
10
MUKESH
SHS
2030.3%
11
PRADEEP KUMAR
IND
2000.3%
12
POONAM GUPTA
LJP
1860.3%
13
SHASHI
IND
1700.3%
14
DINESH KUMAR
IND
920.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 4.9% · max 31.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
21st of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
56th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.3%INC 26.3%BSP 21.4%SP 16.1%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
18,90,422
Density
801 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,360 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.3%Muslim 34.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.5%
Electricity85.8%
Sanitation66.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)27.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.8%
Women literate73.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel61.5%
Health insurance46.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery

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