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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1962
Almora
Winner — 1962
GANGA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 57.5%BJS 37.9%3 others 4.6%
Votes
17,545
57.5% share
Winning margin
5,990
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
36.2%
of 84,250
Almora is a safe seat — GANGA SINGH won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANGA SINGH | INC | 17,545 | 57.5% |
| 2 | GOVIND SINGH | 11,555 | 37.9% | |
| 3 | DEVENDRA SANWAL | SOC | 735 | 2.4% |
| 4 | AMBA DATT | Praja Socialist Party | 408 | 1.3% |
| 5 | SANT RAM | IND | 271 | 0.9% |
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.
High turnout (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.9% · max 43.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
65th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
240th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
363rd of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
430 seats · 216 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.5%BJS 37.9%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,43,512
Density
1034 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,008 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.5%Muslim 41.3%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.8%
Electricity54.0%
Sanitation66.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)29.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Women literate72.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️JaggeryGI🏺Rim and Axle and Iron Work
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.