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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2017Reserved (SC)

Jhabrera

20022007201220172022

Winner — 2017

DESRAJ KARANWAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 38.1%INC 35.4%9 others 26.5%
Votes
32,146
38.1% share
Winning margin
2,253
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
76.3%
of 1,10,668

A closely fought contest. DESRAJ KARANWAL won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DESRAJ KARANWAL
BJP
BJP (NDA)
32,14638.1%
2
RAJPAL SINGH
INC
UPA
29,89335.4%
3
BHAGAVAT SINGH
BSP
BSP
20,46824.3%
4
VIMLA
SP
Samajwadi Party
4700.6%
5
ATAR SINGH
RLD
UPA
4090.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3730.4%
7
MEMPAL
IND
1510.2%
8
TEJPAL SINGH
BKDL
1490.2%
9
REETA
IND
1390.2%
10
KOMAL RANI
IND
1210.1%
11
HAV. HARPAL SINGH
SHS
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

High turnout (6th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 1.5% · max 26.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
6th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
66th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.1%INC 35.4%BSP 24.3%OTH 1.8%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.71 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

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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