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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 49 · 2022

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Winner — 2022

Mahesh Jeena
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.7%INC 41.5%8 others 8.9%
Votes
22,393
49.6% share
Winning margin
3,688
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
45.5%
of 99,036

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Mahesh Jeena
BJP (NDA)
22,39349.6%
2
RANJEET SINGH RAWAT
INC
18,70541.5%
3
RAKESH NATH
UKKD
1,2922.9%
4
SURESH BISHT
AAP
6281.4%
5
SURENDRA SINGH
IND
5401.2%
6
LALIT MOHAN SINGH
IND
4421.0%
NOTA
NOTA
3310.7%
8
JAGDISH CHANDRA
UPP
3270.7%
9
BHOLE SHANKAR ARYA (Advocate)
BSP
3240.7%
10
BHUPENDRA SINGH
1190.3%

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

Low turnout (69th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.8% · min 3.3% · max 11.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
46%
lowerhigher
69th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
44th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.6%INC 41.5%OTH 8.1%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,22,506
Density
198 / km²
Sex ratio
1139 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,144 km²
SC population24.3%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.5%
Electricity78.9%
Sanitation55.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.1%
Children fully vaccinated85.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.4%
Women literate86.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel35.9%
Health insurance66.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bal Mithai

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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