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Winner — 2007
KHARAK SINGH BOHARA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 24.5%UKKD 23.7%8 others 51.8%
Votes
12,347
24.4% share
Winning margin
367
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
59.6%
of 84,737
Nainital was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 367 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHARAK SINGH BOHARA | BJP (NDA) | 12,347 | 24.4% |
| 2 | DR.NARAYAN SINGH JANTWAL | UKKD | 11,980 | 23.7% |
| 3 | JAYA BISHT | UPA | 11,164 | 22.1% |
| 4 | DR. HARISH SINGH BISHT | UPA | 6,267 | 12.4% |
| 5 | MAHESH BHATT | BSP | 6,079 | 12.0% |
| 6 | HARISH CHANDRA | IND | 1,113 | 2.2% |
| 7 | DEEPAK SHAH | BJSH | 466 | 0.9% |
| 8 | KHUSHAL SINGH | IND | 463 | 0.9% |
| 9 | ZAMEER AHMAD | JM | 309 | 0.6% |
| 10 | MOHAN CHANDRA | Samajwadi Party | 307 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (28th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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28th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
0.76
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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11th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
69 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
0.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 24.4%UKKD 23.7%INC 22.1%NCP 12.4%BSP 12.0%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,59,648
Density
147 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,766 km²
SC population18.3%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.1%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity72.1%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.9%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel39.8%
Health insurance65.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Himalyan Honey
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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.