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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2007

Pithoragarh

Winner — 2007

PRAKASH PANT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.9%INC 39.5%9 others 9.6%
Votes
26,855
50.9% share
Winning margin
5,990
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
62.6%
of 84,277

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAKASH PANT
BJP (NDA)
26,85550.9%
2
RAVINDRA SINGH (KIRAN MALDAR)
UPA
20,86539.5%
3
SHANKAR RAM KOHLI
IND
8981.7%
4
UMESH CHANDRA
UPA
7841.5%
5
BHUPENDRA SINGH
BJSH
6691.3%
6
SALEEM KHAN
Samajwadi Party
6361.2%
7
RAM DATT JOSHI
IND
5741.1%
8
JODH SINGH
UKKD
4530.9%
9
JAGDISH CHANDRA LOHNI
BSP
4330.8%
10
GULZAR KHAN
IND
4030.8%
11
RATAN RAM DEYAL URF RATANDHAN
IND
2310.4%

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

Average turnout (23rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 4.2% · max 21.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
23rd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
64th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
69 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.9%INC 39.5%OTH 9.6%

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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