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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2022Reserved (SC)

Someshwar

20022007201220172022

Winner — 2022

Rekha Arya
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.1%INC 41.5%7 others 6.4%
Votes
26,161
52.1% share
Winning margin
5,293
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.3%
of 89,257

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2017 vs 2022

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Rekha Arya
BJP
BJP (NDA)
26,16152.1%
2
Rajendra Barakoti
INC
INC
20,86841.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,0072.0%
4
Madhubala
IND
7351.5%
5
Harish Chandra
AAP
AAP
5881.2%
6
Kiran Arya
UPP
4260.8%
7
Govind Lal
IND
1950.4%
8
Dinesh Chandra
PPID
1550.3%
9
Balwant Arya
SP
900.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (56th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.7% · min 1.6% · max 10.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
56th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
1st of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.1%INC 41.5%OTH 4.4%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.49 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bal Mithai
Ratandeo shrines

Ratandeo shrines

🏛️MonumentASI

Ratandeo shrines

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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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