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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2017

Pithoragarh

Winner — 2017

PRAKASH PANT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.4%INC 45.4%9 others 5.2%
Votes
32,941
49.4% share
Winning margin
2,684
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.1%
of 1,07,371

A closely fought contest. PRAKASH PANT won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAKASH PANT
BJP (NDA)
32,94149.4%
2
MAYUKH MAHAR
UPA
30,25745.4%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0721.6%
4
LALIT MOHAN BHATT
IND
6130.9%
5
MAHENDRA SINGH
IND
5290.8%
6
RAGHUVAR RAM
BSP
5190.8%
7
SUSHMA MATHUR
UKKD
3040.5%
8
MANOJ KUMAR JOSHI
IND
1260.2%
9
KRISHNANAND KAPRI
IND
1110.2%
10
RAMESH BISHT
Samajwadi Party
1080.2%
11
GULAJAR
IND
780.1%

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

Average turnout (43rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 4.0% · max 23.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
43rd of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
40th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.4%INC 45.4%OTH 3.6%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.35 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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