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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2002

Pithoragarh

Winner — 2002

PRAKASH PANT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.2%INC 24.2%9 others 36.7%
Votes
16,015
39.1% share
Winning margin
6,126
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.9%
of 74,494

A clear win with a 15.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAKASH PANT
BJP (NDA)
16,01539.1%
2
MAYUKH MAHAR
INC
9,88924.2%
3
RAVINDRA BISHT
UKKD
9,33722.8%
4
MAHENDRA SINGH LUNTHI
BSP
1,9074.7%
5
RATAN RAM DAYAL (RATAN DHAN)
IND
1,0272.5%
6
ISHWARI DUTT
IND
9302.3%
7
CHANDRA PRAKASH (CHANNU)
IND
4941.2%
8
BASANT BALLABH
Samajwadi Party
4131.0%
9
RAJENDRA SINGH
3650.9%
10
MUKESH PANT
CPI(ML)(L)
2930.7%
11
CAPTAIN PRAMOD SINGH
IND
2330.6%

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 (23rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 4.2% · max 21.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
23rd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
64th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.1%INC 24.2%UKKD 22.8%OTH 13.8%

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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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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