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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2022

Vikasnagar

Winner — 2022

Munna Singh Chauhan
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.0%INC 43.7%9 others 6.3%
Votes
40,819
50.0% share
Winning margin
5,193
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.2%
of 1,08,512

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Munna Singh Chauhan
BJP (NDA)
40,81950.0%
2
Nav Prabhat
INC
35,62643.7%
3
Praveen Bansal
AAP
1,8832.3%
4
Gurumel Singh Rathod
IND
1,3361.6%
5
Deshraj
BSP
4680.6%
NOTA
NOTA
3880.5%
7
Sandeep Duby
IND
3760.5%
8
Swaraj Singh
IND
2970.4%
9
Priti Thapliyal
UKKD
1480.2%
10
Bhupendra Kumar Tomar
IND
1350.2%
11
Raghuveer Singh Mehta
1040.1%

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

High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 3.0% · max 23.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
12th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
62nd of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.0%INC 43.7%OTH 5.8%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.87 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,96,694
Density
549 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,088 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population6.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 11.9%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity96.3%
Sanitation86.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated76.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Children underweight (under 5)19.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate85.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.6%
Clean cooking fuel88.8%
Health insurance67.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bakery
Famous temple sacred to Mahasu

Famous temple sacred to Mahasu

🏛️MonumentASI

Famous temple sacred to Mahasu

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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