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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2007

Lohaghat

Winner — 2007

MAHENDRA SINGH MAHRA MAHUN BHAI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 36.2%BJP 32.4%7 others 31.4%
Votes
15,433
36.2% share
Winning margin
1,610
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
57.0%
of 74,780

A closely fought contest. MAHENDRA SINGH MAHRA MAHUN BHAI won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHENDRA SINGH MAHRA MAHUN BHAI
INC (UPA)
15,43336.2%
2
KRISHNA CHANDRA PUNETHA
NDA
13,82332.4%
3
LALIT MOHAN PANDEY
IND
4,63510.9%
4
PRAHLAD SINGH
UKKD
3,2097.5%
5
KALYAN SINGH
IND
1,5293.6%
6
SUNDAR SINGH
IND
1,1242.6%
7
AMBI RAM
BSP
1,1032.6%
8
SURESH TEWARI
IND
1,0522.5%
9
USHA DEVI
Samajwadi Party
7111.7%

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

High turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.3% · min 1.0% · max 14.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
11th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
50th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
69 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.2%BJP 32.4%IND 10.9%UKKD 7.5%OTH 13.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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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