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Winner — 2017
GOVIND SINGH KUNJWAL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.4%BJP 46.6%3 others 6.0%
Votes
24,132
47.4% share
Winning margin
399
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.3%
of 90,388
Jageshwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 399 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOVIND SINGH KUNJWAL | INC (UPA) | 24,132 | 47.4% |
| 2 | SUBHASH PANDEY | NDA | 23,733 | 46.6% |
| 3 | TARADATT PANDEY | BSP | 1,345 | 2.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 896 | 1.8% |
| 5 | MAHENDRA SINGH RAWAT | UKKD | 793 | 1.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (57th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.8% · min 0.8% · max 13.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
57th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
8th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%BJP 46.6%OTH 4.2%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.16 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.