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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2002Reserved (ST)

Dharchula

Winner — 2002

GAGAN SINGH
IND
IND 42.5%INC 15.8%10 others 41.6%
Votes
12,537
42.5% share
Winning margin
7,867
26.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
54.7%
of 53,869

Dharchula is a safe seat — GAGAN SINGH won by 26.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAGAN SINGH
IND
12,53742.5%
2
PRADYUMAN SINGH
INC
4,67015.8%
3
RAJENDRA SINGH RAIPA
UKKD
2,8499.7%
4
HOSHYAR SINGH
IND
2,5268.6%
5
GOVERDHAN SINGH
NDA
1,9506.6%
6
PURAN SINGH CHALAL
IND
1,2084.1%
7
HARISH CHANDRA SINGH RAWAT
IND
1,0243.5%
8
MAHENDRA SINGH BUDIYAL
UJP
8292.8%
9
JAGDISH SINGH
IND
7762.6%
10
DHAM SINGH TOLIA
BSP
4491.5%
11
GANGA SINGH PANGATEY
NCP
3991.4%
12
DAN SINGH
Samajwadi Party
2660.9%

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 (9th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 3.4% · max 26.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
9th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
47th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.5%INC 15.8%UKKD 9.7%IND 8.6%BJP 6.6%OTH 16.8%

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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