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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2012

Yamkeshwar

Winner — 2012

VIJAY BRATHWAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 32.2%INC 24.0%10 others 43.8%
Votes
13,842
32.2% share
Winning margin
3,541
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
55.0%
of 78,147

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY BRATHWAL
BJP (NDA)
13,84232.2%
2
SAROJANI DEVI
UPA
10,30124.0%
3
RENU BISHT
UtRM
8,54119.9%
4
DR SHAKTI SHAIL KAPARAWAN
UKDP
3,5398.2%
5
MANOJ KULASHRI
IND
2,1495.0%
6
SHURBIR SINGH BISHT
SaSP
1,2122.8%
7
CHANDRA PRAKASH
IND
8592.0%
8
COL. HARPAL SINGH BIST (RET)
IND
8532.0%
9
KULDEEP SINGH RAWAT
BSP
5451.3%
10
SHATRUGHAN PRASAD
IND
5421.3%
11
ASHOK SINGH
IND
3780.9%
12
ANIL KUMAR
IND
2330.5%

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

Low turnout (62nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 8.2% · max 21.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
62nd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
25th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.2%INC 24.0%UtRM 19.9%UKDP 8.2%IND 5.0%OTH 10.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.45 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,87,271
Density
129 / km²
Sex ratio
1103 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,329 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.1%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.9%
Electricity89.0%
Sanitation55.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.0%
Children fully vaccinated76.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Women literate84.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel48.1%
Health insurance62.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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