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Winner — 2017
KAILASH CHANDRA GAHTORI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 62.3%INC 32.7%3 others 5.0%
Votes
36,601
62.3% share
Winning margin
17,360
29.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.2%
of 88,781
Champawat is a safe seat — KAILASH CHANDRA GAHTORI won by 29.6%.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.97 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAILASH CHANDRA GAHTORI | BJP (NDA) | 36,601 | 62.3% |
| 2 | HEMESH KHARKWAL | UPA | 19,241 | 32.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,044 | 1.8% |
| 4 | TRILOK CHAND SORARI | UKKD | 939 | 1.6% |
| 5 | DINESH CHANDRA | BSP | 928 | 1.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (28th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
28th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
0.76
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
0.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 62.3%INC 32.8%OTH 3.2%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.97 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Himalyan Honey
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.