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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 64 · 2002

Champawat

Winner — 2002

HAMESH KHARKWAL
INC· INC
INC 21.5%IND 20.5%12 others 57.9%
Votes
8,380
21.6% share
Winning margin
395
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.8%
of 71,020

Champawat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 395 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HAMESH KHARKWAL
INC
8,38021.6%
2
MADAN SINGH MAHRANA
IND
7,98520.5%
3
HAYAT SINGH MAHRA
NDA
7,74319.9%
4
BIMLA SAJWAN
IND
6,34316.3%
5
TAHIR HUSSAIN
BSP
2,5016.4%
6
NARAYAN SINGH MAHAR
UKKD
2,3756.1%
7
MANOHAR CHAND
IND
1,0172.6%
8
DEVIDUTT
IND
4601.2%
9
KESHAR SINGH BISHT
UJP
4371.1%
10
VINOD CHANDRA JOSHI
IND
4141.1%
11
KM.DIPTI RAJWAR
IND
3921.0%
12
GIRISH CHANDRA
IND
3530.9%
13
BODH SINGH (THEKADAR)
IND
3200.8%
14
DAYANAND
IND
1730.4%

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 (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 1.0% · max 18.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
17th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
49th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 21.6%IND 20.5%BJP 19.9%IND 16.3%BSP 6.4%UKKD 6.1%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,902
Density
649 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,542 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population7.5%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.0%Muslim 22.6%Sikh 9.9%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.8%
Electricity84.9%
Sanitation69.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.8%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate70.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.0%
Health insurance59.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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