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Winner — 2017
REKHA ARYA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.5%INC 45.9%5 others 6.6%
Votes
21,780
47.5% share
Winning margin
710
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
53.6%
of 85,597
Someshwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 710 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REKHA ARYA | BJP (NDA) | 21,780 | 47.5% |
| 2 | RAJENDRA BARAKOTI | UPA | 21,070 | 45.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,089 | 2.4% |
| 4 | PRADEEP KUMAR ARYA | IND | 841 | 1.8% |
| 5 | HIMANSHU KOHLI | BSP | 622 | 1.4% |
| 6 | PURAN CHANDRA | IND | 263 | 0.6% |
| 7 | CHANDRA PRAKASH ARYA | IND | 218 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (56th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 1.6% · max 10.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
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56th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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1st of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.5%INC 45.9%OTH 4.2%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,22,506
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
1139 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,144 km²
SC population24.3%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.5%
Electricity78.9%
Sanitation55.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.1%
Children fully vaccinated85.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Women literate86.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel35.9%
Health insurance66.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bal Mithai
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.