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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2012Reserved (SC)

Ghanshali

Winner — 2012

BHEEM LAL ARYA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 58.6%INC 25.5%6 others 15.8%
Votes
24,254
58.6% share
Winning margin
13,694
33.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
53.6%
of 77,119

Ghanshali is a safe seat — BHEEM LAL ARYA won by 33.1%.

Seat history

0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHEEM LAL ARYA
BJP (NDA)
24,25458.6%
2
DHANI LAL SHAH
UPA
10,56025.5%
3
SHOORVEER LAL
IND
2,4395.9%
4
ACHLA KHANDEWAL
BSP
1,4523.5%
5
MAKAN LAL
UKDP
9302.3%
6
NAGENDRA LAL
UtRM
8081.9%
7
BHAGWAN DAS
ABHM
5361.3%
8
RAMESH NAITHWAL
UPA
3770.9%

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

Low turnout (66th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
33.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 5.9% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
66th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.72
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
10th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.6%INC 25.5%IND 5.9%OTH 9.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,18,931
Density
170 / km²
Sex ratio
1077 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,642 km²
SC population16.5%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

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

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.3%
Electricity87.8%
Sanitation55.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.3%
Children underweight (under 5)20.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Women literate74.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel34.9%
Health insurance71.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Natural fibre

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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