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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2012

Hardwar Rural

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Winner — 2012

YATISHVARANAND
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 32.4%INC 27.4%16 others 40.2%
Votes
25,159
32.4% share
Winning margin
3,875
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
80.1%
of 96,902

A closely fought contest. YATISHVARANAND won with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

0 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
YATISHVARANAND
BJP
BJP (NDA)
25,15932.4%
2
IRSHAD ALI
INC
UPA
21,28427.4%
3
SHESHRAJ SINGH
BSP
BSP
19,15824.7%
4
SHRIKANT VERMA
UtRM
6,4528.3%
5
MAHAVEER SINGH
IND
1,7212.2%
6
JITENDRA KUMAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
4670.6%
7
RANVEER SINGH RANA
UKDP
4600.6%
8
DHARAMPAL SAHGAL
NCP
UPA
4110.5%
9
HITANSHU CHOPRA
RLD
NDA
3610.5%
10
RAMESH
IND
3350.4%
11
ALADDIN
MaJP
3190.4%
12
ARJUN KUMAR
LJP
NDA
3030.4%
13
KULDEEP
IND
2770.4%
14
RAVIDUTT BAKSHI
SHS
2630.3%
15
SAYYAD ALI
IND
2470.3%
16
HA. RAO MO. ASGAR
IND
1740.2%
17
JAVED AALAM
IND
1720.2%
18
GHALIB
MUL
930.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.8% · min 2.9% · max 12.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
1st of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
45th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.4%INC 27.4%BSP 24.7%UtRM 8.3%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,90,422
Density
801 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,360 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.3%Muslim 34.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.5%
Electricity85.8%
Sanitation66.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)27.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.8%
Women literate73.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel61.5%
Health insurance46.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery

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