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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 19 · 2017

Raipur

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Winner — 2017

UMESH SHARMA KAU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.7%INC 23.4%18 others 15.9%
Votes
59,764
60.7% share
Winning margin
36,771
37.4% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
59.6%
of 1,64,986

Raipur is a safe seat — UMESH SHARMA KAU won by 37.4%.

Seat history

5 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMESH SHARMA KAU
BJP
BJP (NDA)
59,76460.7%
2
PRABHU LAL
INC
UPA
22,99323.4%
3
RAJNI RAWAT
IND
7,5697.7%
4
MAHENDER SINGH NEGI
IND
2,7142.8%
5
HARI SINGH KHORWAL
BSP
BSP
1,6801.7%
6
TEJENDRA SINGH RAWAT
IND
1,0791.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5480.6%
8
RAKESH BARTHWAL
IND
3920.4%
9
NIRMALA BISHT
IND
3310.3%
10
ANIL DOBHAL
UKKD
2930.3%
11
YAGYA BHUSAN SHARMA
IND
1970.2%
12
NAGENDER SINGH
IND
1550.2%
13
RUKHSHAR MANSOORI
IND
1260.1%
14
RAJENDRA PRASAD GAIROLLA
RAUP
1230.1%
15
USHA NAGAR
RAAP
930.1%
16
MOHD. EHSAAN
IND
810.1%
17
RAJKUMAR TYAGI
UPP
770.1%
18
MAA PRABHA KIRAN
SAVIPA
740.1%
19
DHAN SINGH
BASAPA
670.1%
20
VIJAYNATH
IND
420.0%

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 (45th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
37.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.6% · max 37.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
45th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
36th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.7%INC 23.4%IND 7.7%OTH 7.7%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 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?

2 locations
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