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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2017

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Winner — 2017

SANJAY GUPTA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 32.3%INC 30.3%9 others 37.4%
Votes
25,248
32.3% share
Winning margin
1,604
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
81.9%
of 95,274

A closely fought contest. SANJAY GUPTA won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.72 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY GUPTA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
25,24832.3%
2
HAJI TASLEEM AHMAD
INC
UPA
23,64430.3%
3
SUBHASH SINGH CHOUDHARY
BSP
BSP
19,65625.2%
4
KUSHALPAL SINGH
IND
6,0877.8%
5
SUMIT
IND
2,4153.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2870.4%
7
NARENDRA
SP
Samajwadi Party
2820.4%
8
RATENDRA TIWARI
IND
1990.3%
9
MEMPAL
SHS
960.1%
10
JULFUKAR ANSARI
IND
940.1%
11
NIDHI SINGH
IND
620.1%

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 (3rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 2.0% · max 15.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
3rd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
68th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.3%INC 30.3%BSP 25.2%IND 7.8%OTH 4.0%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.72 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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