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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2017

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Winner — 2017

HARISH SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.6%BJP 41.8%6 others 10.6%
Votes
25,597
47.6% share
Winning margin
3,085
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.3%
of 86,441

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARISH SINGH
INC
INC (UPA)
25,59747.6%
2
VIRENDRA SINGH PAL
BJP
NDA
22,51241.8%
3
DURGA PRASHAD
IND
2,7175.0%
4
LAL SINGH
UKKD
8831.6%
5
DEVINDRA SINGH
IND
6311.2%
6
VIRENDRA SINGH
IND
5401.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5000.9%
8
JITENDRA KUMAR
BSP
BSP
4450.8%

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 (40th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.0% · max 27.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
40th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
46th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.6%BJP 41.8%IND 5.0%OTH 4.6%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,83,439
Density
68 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,090 km²
SC population24.9%
ST population4.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.3%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.7%
Electricity85.5%
Sanitation55.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.9%
Health insurance72.8%

What's nearby?

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