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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2012

Karnprayag

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Winner — 2012

ANSUYA PRASAD MAIKHURI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 22.8%IND 22.3%9 others 54.9%
Votes
11,147
22.8% share
Winning margin
227
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
58.4%
of 83,807

Karnprayag was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 227 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANSUYA PRASAD MAIKHURI
INC
INC (UPA)
11,14722.8%
2
SURENDRA SINGH NEGI
IND
10,92022.3%
3
HARISH PUJARI
BJP
NDA
8,34317.1%
4
ANIL NAUTIYAL
IND
6,63113.6%
5
AWATAR SINGH
IND
3,5767.3%
6
NEELAM CHANDRA
IND
3,0936.3%
7
ARUN MAITHANI
IND
1,8023.7%
8
VIJAYESH NAWANI
UtRM
1,5433.1%
9
CHATUR SINGH NEGI
UKDP
7381.5%
10
INDRESH MAIKHURI
CPI(ML)(L)
6321.3%
11
DHUMI LAL
BSP
BSP
5161.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (46th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.5% · max 13.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
46th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
5th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 22.8%IND 22.3%BJP 17.1%IND 13.6%IND 7.3%IND 6.3%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.57 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,91,605
Density
49 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,030 km²
SC population20.3%
ST population3.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.8%
Electricity83.4%
Sanitation53.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.9%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.8%
Women literate89.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.4%
Clean cooking fuel37.4%
Health insurance71.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nettle based product
The fort with walls, Gairsain

The fort with walls, Gairsain

🏛️MonumentASI

The fort with walls

📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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