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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2017

Vikasnagar

Winner — 2017

MUNNA SINGH CHAUHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.5%INC 42.1%11 others 7.4%
Votes
38,895
50.5% share
Winning margin
6,418
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
70.6%
of 1,09,208

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNNA SINGH CHAUHAN
BJP (NDA)
38,89550.5%
2
NAVPRABHAT
UPA
32,47742.1%
3
VIPUL JAIN
IND
2,4123.1%
4
GIREESH KUMAR
BSP
5940.8%
5
SANDEEP DUBEY
IND
4990.7%
NOTA
NOTA
4660.6%
7
DIGAMBAR SINGH
UKKD
3920.5%
8
RAJEEV KUMAR
IND
3690.5%
9
GURUMEL SINGH
IND
3320.4%
10
KAUSHAL KISHOR GAUTAM
Samajwadi Party
2580.3%
11
BHASKAR CHUG
1970.3%
12
ASHOK SINGH
IND
1030.1%
13
DINESH KUMAR SHARMA
IND
890.1%

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

High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 3.0% · max 23.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
12th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
62nd of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.5%INC 42.1%OTH 6.8%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.47 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,96,694
Density
549 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,088 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population6.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 11.9%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity96.3%
Sanitation86.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated76.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Children underweight (under 5)19.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate85.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.6%
Clean cooking fuel88.8%
Health insurance67.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bakery
Famous temple sacred to Mahasu

Famous temple sacred to Mahasu

🏛️MonumentASI

Famous temple sacred to Mahasu

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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