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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2007Reserved (ST)

Dharchula

Winner — 2007

GAGAN SINGH
IND
IND 38.4%BJP 23.0%7 others 38.6%
Votes
13,308
38.4% share
Winning margin
5,313
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.3%
of 54,767

Dharchula is a safe seat — GAGAN SINGH won by 15.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAGAN SINGH
IND
13,30838.4%
2
KUNDAN SINGH
NDA
7,99523.1%
3
SHAKUNTALA DEVI
UPA
4,02211.6%
4
LAL SINGH
UKKD
3,48510.1%
5
RAJENDRA SINGH KUTIYAL
BSP
2,4157.0%
6
VIRENDRA SINGH
IND
1,5384.4%
7
HOSHIYAR SINGH
9352.7%
8
CHANDRA SINGH
5021.4%
9
JAGAT SINGH (JAGAT MARTOLIYA)
CPI(ML)(L)
4861.4%

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

High turnout (9th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 3.4% · max 26.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
9th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
47th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
69 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.4%BJP 23.1%INC 11.6%UKKD 10.1%BSP 7.0%OTH 10.0%

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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