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Winner — 2017
PURAN SINGH FARTYAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.5%INC 46.0%5 others 6.5%
Votes
27,685
47.5% share
Winning margin
834
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,02,389
Lohaghat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 834 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.66 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURAN SINGH FARTYAL | BJP (NDA) | 27,685 | 47.5% |
| 2 | KHUSHAL SINGH | UPA | 26,851 | 46.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,256 | 2.1% |
| 4 | PRAKASH SINGH | IND | 725 | 1.2% |
| 5 | JYOTI PRAKASH TAMTA | IND | 724 | 1.2% |
| 6 | DEVILAL SHARMA ALIAS RAJU | BSP | 713 | 1.2% |
| 7 | RAJENDRA SINGH | IND | 379 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (52nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 1.4% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
52nd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
4th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.5%INC 46.0%OTH 4.4%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.66 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,59,648
Density
147 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,766 km²
SC population18.3%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.1%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity72.1%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.9%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel39.8%
Health insurance65.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Himalyan Honey
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.