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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2017

Sitarganj

Winner — 2017

SAURABH BAHUGUNA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 57.9%INC 25.3%9 others 16.8%
Votes
50,597
57.9% share
Winning margin
28,450
32.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
81.5%
of 1,07,295

Sitarganj is a safe seat — SAURABH BAHUGUNA won by 32.5%.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAURABH BAHUGUNA
BJP (NDA)
50,59757.9%
2
MALTI BISWAS
UPA
22,14725.3%
3
NAVTEJ PAL SINGH
BSP
11,89213.6%
4
YOGENDRA KUMAR YADAV
Samajwadi Party
8110.9%
NOTA
NOTA
5800.7%
6
BINDA BISWAS
IND
4370.5%
7
MOBEEN ALI
IND
4000.5%
8
ABDUL VAHEED
IND
1780.2%
9
AKHTAYAR AHAMAD
IND
1550.2%
10
HEM CHANDRA
UKKD
1360.2%
11
RAGHUVIR
BSRD
1270.1%

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

High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
32.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 5.7% · max 32.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
5th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
57th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.9%INC 25.3%BSP 13.6%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,48,902
Density
649 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,542 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population7.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.0%Muslim 22.6%Sikh 9.9%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.8%
Electricity84.9%
Sanitation69.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.1%
Children fully vaccinated83.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.8%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate70.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.0%
Health insurance59.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Moonj Grass product

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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