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Winner — 1989
BEDU SINGH PANT
SSP 88.6%INC 7.0%1 others 4.4%
Votes
2,930
88.6% share
Winning margin
2,699
81.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
62.9%
of 5,253
Wak is a safe seat — BEDU SINGH PANT won by 81.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEDU SINGH PANT | 2,930 | 88.6% | |
| 2 | SUK BAHADUR RAI | INC | 231 | 7.0% |
| 3 | KUL BAHADUR RAI | RIS | 145 | 4.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe81.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 33.3% · min 6.5% · max 81.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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12th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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25th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 88.6%INC 7.0%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,46,850
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
750 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population28.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.6%Buddhist 23.9%Christian 14.6%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water91.3%
Electricity91.2%
Sanitation86.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)7.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel66.5%
Health insurance20.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.