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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2007

Kotdwar

Winner — 2007

SHAILENDRA SINGH RAWAT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.2%INC 44.6%6 others 9.2%
Votes
26,903
46.2% share
Winning margin
900
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.9%
of 95,762

Kotdwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 900 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAILENDRA SINGH RAWAT
BJP (NDA)
26,90346.2%
2
SURENDRA SINGH NEGI
UPA
26,00344.6%
3
DINESH CHANDRA BALODHI
BSP
2,4174.2%
4
VIPEN KOTNALA
UKKD
8821.5%
5
MAHENDRA SINGH
IND
7041.2%
6
SURENDRA SINGH
NDA
6501.1%
7
KULDEEP SINGH
Samajwadi Party
4710.8%
8
OM PRAKASH
IND
2380.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (6th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 1.5% · max 26.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
6th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
66th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
69 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.2%INC 44.6%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,90,422
Density
801 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,360 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.3%Muslim 34.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.5%
Electricity85.8%
Sanitation66.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)27.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.8%
Women literate73.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel61.5%
Health insurance46.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery

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