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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2017

Yamkeshwar

Winner — 2017

RITU KHANDURI BHUSHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.0%IND 23.4%7 others 33.6%
Votes
19,671
43.0% share
Winning margin
8,982
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.7%
of 86,774

Yamkeshwar is a safe seat — RITU KHANDURI BHUSHAN won by 19.6%.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.67 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RITU KHANDURI BHUSHAN
BJP (NDA)
19,67143.0%
2
RENU BISHT
IND
10,68923.4%
3
SHAILENDRA SINGH RAWAT
UPA
10,28322.5%
4
PRASHANT BADONI
IND
2,6985.9%
NOTA
NOTA
9882.2%
6
SHANTI PRASAD BHATT
UKKD
5421.2%
7
JAGPAL SINGH NEGI
BSP
3750.8%
8
KIRSHAN CHANDRA
IND
2500.6%
9
(BRIG) GOVIND PRASAD BARTHWAL
IND
2350.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (62nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 8.2% · max 21.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
62nd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
25th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.0%IND 23.4%INC 22.5%IND 5.9%OTH 3.1%NOTA 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.67 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,87,271
Density
129 / km²
Sex ratio
1103 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,329 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.1%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.9%
Electricity89.0%
Sanitation55.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.0%
Children fully vaccinated76.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Women literate84.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel48.1%
Health insurance62.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Herbal Products

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