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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1985
Ranikhet
Winner — 1985
POORAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 57.5%IND 14.3%10 others 28.2%
Votes
30,353
57.5% share
Winning margin
22,807
43.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
34.6%
of 1,52,612
Ranikhet is a safe seat — POORAN SINGH won by 43.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POORAN SINGH | INC | 30,353 | 57.5% |
| 2 | JASWANT SINGH BIST | IND | 7,546 | 14.3% |
| 3 | GHANANAND MATHPAL | BJP | 5,654 | 10.7% |
| 4 | GHANSHYAM DATT MAMGAI | Lok Dal | 4,121 | 7.8% |
| 5 | DINESH CHANDRA | IND | 1,730 | 3.3% |
| 6 | RANJIT SINGH | IND | 954 | 1.8% |
| 7 | NANDA BALLAB PANT | IND | 794 | 1.5% |
| 8 | PANCHAM SINGH RAWAT | IND | 459 | 0.9% |
| 9 | DIWAN SINGH BHOLE | IND | 384 | 0.7% |
| 10 | BISHAN SINGH | IND | 360 | 0.7% |
| 11 | PRAKASH CHANDRA ARYA | IND | 248 | 0.5% |
| 12 | PRAYAG DATT PANT | IND | 215 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean43.2%
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
425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.5%IND 14.3%BJP 10.7%LKD 7.8%OTH 9.8%
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
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