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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2017

Tehri

20022007201220172022

Winner — 2017

DHAN SINGH NEGI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.1%IND 31.7%10 others 21.2%
Votes
20,896
47.1% share
Winning margin
6,840
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.6%
of 81,167

Tehri is a safe seat — DHAN SINGH NEGI won by 15.4%.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHAN SINGH NEGI
BJP
BJP (NDA)
20,89647.1%
2
DINESH DHANAI
IND
14,05631.7%
3
NARENDRA CHAND RAMOLA
INC
UPA
4,46610.1%
4
SUSHIL CHANDRA BAHUGUNA
HAMJANPA
1,0672.4%
5
SANJAY KUMAR MAITHANI
IND
9842.2%
6
TRILOK SINGH NEGI
IND
7221.6%
7
GOPAL DUTT CHAMOLI
IND
5851.3%
8
BUDHI SINGH PUNDIR
UKKD
5071.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4761.1%
10
BHAGWAN SINGH RANA
CPM
2850.6%
11
GANESH KUDIYAL
IND
1800.4%
12
SOMI LAL
BSP
BSP
1330.3%

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

Low turnout (61st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.0% · min 0.9% · max 15.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
61st of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
34th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.1%IND 31.7%INC 10.1%OTH 10.1%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.87 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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