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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 55 · 2002

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Winner — 2002

NARAYAN SINGH JANTIWAL
UKKD· UKKD
UKKD 26.7%INC 21.0%15 others 52.3%
Votes
10,864
26.7% share
Winning margin
2,347
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
47.3%
of 85,959

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARAYAN SINGH JANTIWAL
UKKD
UKKD
10,86426.7%
2
JAYA BISHT
INC
INC
8,51721.0%
3
DR. BHUPAL SINGH BHAKUNI
BSP
BSP
7,49918.5%
4
SHANTI MEHRA
BJP
NDA
6,93617.1%
5
KISHAN SINGH NEGI
IND
1,3823.4%
6
BALKRISHNA ALIAS BALKISHAN
IND
7141.8%
7
JAGDISH CHANDRA
IND
5761.4%
8
MOHAN CHANDRA
IND
5591.4%
9
HARISH CHANDRA
IND
5511.4%
10
DINESH
IND
5391.3%
11
PUSHPA KATOCH
IND
4811.2%
12
AEHTESAM
NCP
NCP
4271.1%
13
KAILASH JOSHI
CPI(ML)(L)
3730.9%
14
GOVIND RAM
IND
3340.8%
15
BHAWNA MEHRA
LJP
3000.7%
16
KAILASH CHANDRA
SP
Samajwadi Party
2880.7%
17
CHAMPA BISHT
IND
2830.7%

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 (28th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
28th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
0.76
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
0.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UKKD 26.7%INC 21.0%BSP 18.5%BJP 17.1%OTH 16.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,59,648
Density
147 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,766 km²
SC population18.3%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.1%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity72.1%
Sanitation46.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.9%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel39.8%
Health insurance65.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Himalyan Honey
🏛️

Pyramidal shrine

🏛️MonumentASI

Pyramidal shrine

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Shrine dedicated to Surya

Shrine dedicated to Surya

🏛️MonumentASI

Shrine dedicated to Surya

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