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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 41 · 2022

Kotdwar

Winner — 2022

Ritu Khanduri Bhushan
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 41.6%INC 36.8%10 others 21.6%
Votes
32,103
41.6% share
Winning margin
3,687
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,17,808

A closely fought contest. Ritu Khanduri Bhushan won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Ritu Khanduri Bhushan
BJP (NDA)
32,10341.6%
2
Surendra Singh Negi
INC
28,41636.8%
3
Dherandra Singh Chauhan
IND
12,48416.2%
4
Arvind Kumar
AAP
1,9752.6%
5
Vikas Kumar
BSP
5790.8%
NOTA
NOTA
5060.7%
7
Mahima Chaudhary
IND
3640.5%
8
Sunil Bahukhandi
IND
2170.3%
9
(Captain Re.) Mukesh Kumar Rawat
UKKD
1810.2%
10
Rohit Dandriyal
UKDD
1720.2%
11
Satish Chandra
BMUP
1190.1%
12
Akash Negi
RTORP
840.1%

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

Average turnout (29th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 4.8% · max 15.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
29th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
48th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.6%INC 36.8%IND 16.2%OTH 4.8%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.40 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,87,271
Density
129 / km²
Sex ratio
1103 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,329 km²
SC population17.8%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.1%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.9%
Electricity89.0%
Sanitation55.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.0%
Children fully vaccinated76.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Women literate84.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel48.1%
Health insurance62.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Herbal Products

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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