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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2012Reserved (SC)

Purola

Winner — 2012

MALCHAND
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.7%IND 31.3%3 others 28.9%
Votes
18,098
39.8% share
Winning margin
3,832
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.7%
of 58,640

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history

3 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MALCHAND
BJP (NDA)
18,09839.8%
2
RAJKUMAR
IND
14,26631.3%
3
RAJESH JUWANTHA
UPA
10,80423.7%
4
KISHAN LAL
BSP
1,6593.6%
5
PRAKASH DEVNATA
UtPP
7061.6%

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

Average turnout (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.6% · min 1.3% · max 12.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
20th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
52nd of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.8%IND 31.3%INC 23.7%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,30,086
Density
41 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,016 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.4%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.5%
Electricity79.1%
Sanitation43.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.9%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.7%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance80.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Red RiceGI
Lakhamandal temple

Lakhamandal temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Lakhamandal temple

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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