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Winner — 2012
AJAY BHATT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.9%INC 35.7%5 others 28.4%
Votes
14,089
35.9% share
Winning margin
78
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.0%
of 74,031
Ranikhet was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 78 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAY BHATT | BJP (NDA) | 14,089 | 35.9% |
| 2 | KARAN MAHARA | UPA | 14,011 | 35.7% |
| 3 | PURAN SINGH | BSP | 9,346 | 23.8% |
| 4 | MAHENDRA SINGH BISHT | IND | 765 | 1.9% |
| 5 | KISHAN LAL | IND | 476 | 1.2% |
| 6 | PURAN CHANDRA JOSHI | Samajwadi Party | 315 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PRATIBHA NEGI | UKDP | 269 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (65th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.9% · min 0.2% · max 12.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
65th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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15th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.9%INC 35.7%BSP 23.8%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,22,506
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
1139 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,144 km²
SC population24.3%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.5%
Electricity78.9%
Sanitation55.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.1%
Children fully vaccinated85.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Women literate86.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel35.9%
Health insurance66.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bal Mithai
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