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Winner — 2012
SRI HEMESH KHARKWAL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 40.5%BSP 26.7%10 others 32.8%
Votes
20,330
40.5% share
Winning margin
6,953
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
65.8%
of 76,311
A clear win with a 13.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRI HEMESH KHARKWAL | INC (UPA) | 20,330 | 40.5% |
| 2 | SRI MADAN SINGH | BSP | 13,377 | 26.7% |
| 3 | SMT HARIPRIYA JOSHI ALIAS HEMA JOSHI | NDA | 8,610 | 17.2% |
| 4 | SRI PAN DEV | IND | 2,661 | 5.3% |
| 5 | SRI HARSHVARDHAN SINGH | UKDP | 2,042 | 4.1% |
| 6 | SMT LILA WATI GAHTORI | IND | 867 | 1.7% |
| 7 | SRI RAKESH AGARWAL | IND | 824 | 1.6% |
| 8 | SRI MANOJ KUMAR BHATT | Samajwadi Party | 430 | 0.9% |
| 9 | SRI TAHIR HUSEN | IND | 382 | 0.8% |
| 10 | SRI KAILASH CHANDRA RAY | IND | 245 | 0.5% |
| 11 | SRI ANAND PRAKASH GUPTA | IND | 209 | 0.4% |
| 12 | SRI SHYAM SUNDAR SINGH |  AITCUPA | 207 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (28th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
28th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
0.76
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
0.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.5%BSP 26.7%BJP 17.2%IND 5.3%OTH 10.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,59,648
Density
147 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,766 km²
SC population18.3%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.1%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity72.1%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.9%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel39.8%
Health insurance65.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Himalyan Honey
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.