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Winner — 2007
KARAN MAHARA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 36.8%BJP 36.3%7 others 26.9%
Votes
13,503
36.8% share
Winning margin
205
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.9%
of 60,188
Ranikhet was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 205 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARAN MAHARA | INC (UPA) | 13,503 | 36.8% |
| 2 | AJAY BHATT | NDA | 13,298 | 36.3% |
| 3 | PURAN SINGH | BSP | 6,736 | 18.4% |
| 4 | HARI SINGH | IND | 1,108 | 3.0% |
| 5 | PRAKASH CHANDRA SINGH | BJSH | 511 | 1.4% |
| 6 | VIMLA NEGI | UKKD | 477 | 1.3% |
| 7 | SHRIDHAR PANT | VVS | 441 | 1.2% |
| 8 | JASWANT SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 378 | 1.0% |
| 9 | PRADEEP KUMAR BHANDARI | SJP(R) | 207 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.0% · min 0.4% · max 14.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
63rd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
7th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
69 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.8%BJP 36.3%BSP 18.4%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,22,506
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
1139 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,144 km²
SC population24.3%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.5%
Electricity78.9%
Sanitation55.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.1%
Children fully vaccinated85.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Women literate86.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel35.9%
Health insurance66.0%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bal Mithai
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