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Winner — 2022
Kailash Chandra Gahtori
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.3%INC 42.1%6 others 7.7%
Votes
32,547
50.3% share
Winning margin
5,304
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.0%
of 98,113
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kailash Chandra Gahtori | BJP (NDA) | 32,547 | 50.3% |
| 2 | Hemesh Kharkwal | INC | 27,243 | 42.1% |
| 3 | Madan Singh Mahar | AAP | 2,557 | 4.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 946 | 1.5% |
| 5 | Rakesh Chandra Verma | BSP | 506 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Jagdish Bhatt | IND | 465 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Deepak Belwal | IND | 280 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Mohd Haarun | 211 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (28th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
28th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
0.76
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
0.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.3%INC 42.1%OTH 6.2%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.68 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,59,648
Density
147 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,766 km²
SC population18.3%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.1%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity72.1%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.9%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel39.8%
Health insurance65.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Himalyan Honey
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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.