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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2012

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Winner — 2012

LALIT FARSWAN
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.5%BJP 40.8%8 others 15.7%
Votes
22,335
43.5% share
Winning margin
1,369
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
60.1%
of 85,489

A closely fought contest. LALIT FARSWAN won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LALIT FARSWAN
INC (UPA)
22,33543.5%
2
BALWANT SINGH
NDA
20,96640.8%
3
KARAM SINGH DANU
BSP
1,9343.8%
4
GOVIND SINGH BHANDARI
IND
1,4932.9%
5
HARISH CHANDRA PATHAK (ER.)
UKDP
1,3182.6%
6
HIMMAT SINGH AITHANI
IND
1,2182.4%
7
RAM SINGH
IND
9971.9%
8
SUNDAR SINGH MEHARA
UtRM
4490.9%
9
ANAND SINGH KAPKOTI
IND
3960.8%
10
HAR GOVIND JOSHI
HND
2400.5%

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

Average turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 2.7% · max 13.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
39th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
18th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%BJP 40.8%OTH 15.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,59,898
Density
116 / km²
Sex ratio
1091 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,241 km²
SC population27.7%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.1%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.5%
Electricity81.6%
Sanitation54.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)11.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.6%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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