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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2007

Dhari

Winner — 2007

GOVIND SINGH BISHT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.4%INC 36.4%9 others 14.2%
Votes
40,996
49.4% share
Winning margin
10,761
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
67.5%
of 1,22,988

A clear win with a 13.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOVIND SINGH BISHT
BJP (NDA)
40,99649.4%
2
HARISH CHANDRA DURGAPAL
UPA
30,23536.4%
3
PRITHIVI PAL SINGH RAWAT
BSP
4,3365.2%
4
UMESH SHARMA
Samajwadi Party
1,4591.8%
5
VIRENDRA PURI MAHARAJ
IND
1,1691.4%
6
BASANT JOSHI
UKKD
1,1371.4%
7
PRAKASH JOSHI UTTARAKHANDI
IND
1,1181.4%
8
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
NDA
8871.1%
9
BAHADUR SINGH JANGI
CPI(ML)(L)
7260.9%
10
HARISH CHANDRA ARYA
IJP
6280.8%
11
MOHD. ISRAIL
IND
3430.4%

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

Low turnout (57th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.8% · min 0.8% · max 13.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
57th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
8th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
69 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.4%INC 36.4%BSP 5.2%OTH 9.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bal Mithai
A large temple dedicated to Sun

A large temple dedicated to Sun

🏛️MonumentASI

A large temple dedicated to Sun

Dandeswar temple

Dandeswar temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Dandeswar temple

Nanda Devi or Nau Durga

Nanda Devi or Nau Durga

🏛️MonumentASI

Nanda Devi or Nau Durga

Navegraha shrine

Navegraha shrine

🏛️MonumentASI

Navegraha shrine

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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