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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2022Reserved (SC)

Purola

Winner — 2022

DURGESHWAR LAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.0%INC 41.8%5 others 4.3%
Votes
27,856
54.0% share
Winning margin
6,296
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.5%
of 75,364

A clear win with a 12.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DURGESHWAR LAL
BJP (NDA)
27,85654.0%
2
Malchand
INC
21,56041.8%
3
PRAKASH
AAP
5381.0%
4
Ram Prasad
RSHTLKNTP
4951.0%
5
Chain Singh
4640.9%
6
Ujali Devi
BSP
3890.8%
NOTA
NOTA
3300.6%

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

Average turnout (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.6% · min 1.3% · max 12.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
20th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
52nd of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.0%INC 41.8%OTH 3.6%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,30,086
Density
41 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,016 km²
SC population24.4%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.4%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.5%
Electricity79.1%
Sanitation43.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.9%
Women literate80.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.7%
Clean cooking fuel32.6%
Health insurance80.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Red RiceGI
Lakhamandal temple

Lakhamandal temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Lakhamandal temple

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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