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Winner — 2017
GOPAL SINGH RAWAT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.1%INC 28.9%8 others 25.0%
Votes
25,683
46.1% share
Winning margin
9,610
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.5%
of 82,415
Gangotri is a safe seat — GOPAL SINGH RAWAT won by 17.3%.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.69 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPAL SINGH RAWAT | BJP (NDA) | 25,683 | 46.1% |
| 2 | VIJAYPAL SINGH SAJWAN | UPA | 16,073 | 28.9% |
| 3 | SURATRAM NAUTIYAL | IND | 9,491 | 17.1% |
| 4 | BHUPENDRA SINGH | IND | 1,526 | 2.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 933 | 1.7% |
| 6 | VIJAYPAL TANGANI | BSP | 576 | 1.0% |
| 7 | MAHAVEER PRASAD | 553 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | RAJBEER SINGH PARMAR | RJSD | 412 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RATAN LAL VERMA | IND | 213 | 0.4% |
| 10 | VISHNUPAL SINGH RAWAT | UKKD | 192 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 6.9% · max 17.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
27th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
65th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.1%INC 28.9%IND 17.1%OTH 6.2%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.69 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,30,086
Density
41 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,016 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.4%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.5%
Electricity79.1%
Sanitation43.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.9%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.7%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance80.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Red RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.