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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2012

Dharchula

Winner — 2012

HARISH DHAMI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 33.2%BJP 22.0%10 others 44.8%
Votes
15,739
33.2% share
Winning margin
5,306
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
65.2%
of 72,755

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARISH DHAMI
INC (UPA)
15,73933.2%
2
KHUSHAL SINGH
NDA
10,43322.0%
3
KASHI SINGH AIRY
UKDP
6,68514.1%
4
RAJENDARA SINGH KUTIYAL
BSP
4,3899.3%
5
GAGAN SINGH RAJWAR
IND
2,9906.3%
6
VIRENDRA SINGH PAL
UtRM
2,3475.0%
7
JAGAT MARTOLIA
CPI(ML)(L)
1,8643.9%
8
SHANKAR LAL
IND
1,1312.4%
9
LAXMI DATT PANT
IND
6271.3%
10
JEWAN SINGH DANU
IND
4791.0%
11
GOVIND SINGH
IND
3740.8%
12
DINESH SINGH
UPP
3610.8%

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

Average turnout (40th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.0% · max 27.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
40th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
46th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.2%BJP 22.0%UKDP 14.1%BSP 9.3%IND 6.3%OTH 15.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,83,439
Density
68 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,090 km²
SC population24.9%
ST population4.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.3%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.7%
Electricity85.5%
Sanitation55.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.9%
Health insurance72.8%

What's nearby?

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