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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2017

B.H.E.L. Ranipur

20022007201220172022

Winner — 2017

ADESH CHAUHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.6%INC 33.1%14 others 12.3%
Votes
56,644
54.6% share
Winning margin
22,240
21.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
70.7%
of 1,46,932

B.H.E.L. Ranipur is a safe seat — ADESH CHAUHAN won by 21.4%.

Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ADESH CHAUHAN
BJP
BJP (NDA)
56,64454.6%
2
AMBRISH KUMAR
INC
UPA
34,40433.1%
3
PRASHANT RAI
BSP
BSP
9,9719.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5170.5%
5
PITAMBAR DUTT BALUNI
CPM
3220.3%
6
NAVEEN KAUSHIK
SP
Samajwadi Party
2820.3%
7
TIRATH PAL
IND
2530.2%
8
SANJAY KUMAR
BMUP
2110.2%
9
DHANESH KUMAR
IND
2040.2%
10
FAIZAN
IND
1870.2%
11
IRFAN ALI
IND
1610.2%
12
GULSHAN KHATRI
IND
1560.1%
13
TOUFEEQ AHMAD
UKKD
1540.1%
14
UMESH CHANDR MISHRA
IND
1520.1%
15
PANKAJ KUMAR
IND
980.1%
16
ANAND KUMAR VERMA
BMF
960.1%

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 (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 4.9% · max 31.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
21st of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
56th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.6%INC 33.1%BSP 9.6%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.38 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,90,422
Density
801 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,360 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.3%Muslim 34.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.5%
Electricity85.8%
Sanitation66.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)27.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.8%
Women literate73.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel61.5%
Health insurance46.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery

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