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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2002

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Winner — 2002

BISHAN SINGH CHUPHAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.3%UKKD 25.8%5 others 34.9%
Votes
13,104
39.3% share
Winning margin
4,495
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.4%
of 63,644

A clear win with a 13.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BISHAN SINGH CHUPHAL
BJP (NDA)
13,10439.3%
2
GHANSHYAM JOSHI
UKKD
8,60925.8%
3
RAMESH CHANDRA KAPRI
INC
7,65523.0%
4
BASANTI DEVI
IND
1,4584.4%
5
KEWLA NAND PANT
UJP
1,2063.6%
6
KAMLA KARKI
Samajwadi Party
7492.3%
7
JEET RAM
BSP
5491.6%

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.

High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 5.7% · max 32.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
5th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
57th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.3%UKKD 25.8%INC 23.0%OTH 11.9%

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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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