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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1996
Pithoragarh
Winner — 1996
KRISHNA CHANDRA PUNETHA
BJP· BJP
BJP 41.3%INC 29.2%5 others 29.5%
Votes
37,221
41.3% share
Winning margin
10,945
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
44.3%
of 2,03,454
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA CHANDRA PUNETHA | BJP | 37,221 | 41.3% |
| 2 | MAHENDRA SINGH MAHARA (MAHU) | INC | 26,276 | 29.2% |
| 3 | LAXAMAN SINGH | AIIC(T) | 13,988 | 15.5% |
| 4 | NAVEEN MURARI | UKKD | 9,280 | 10.3% |
| 5 | KUSHAL SINGH DHAUNI | IND | 1,360 | 1.5% |
| 6 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | BHJS | 1,239 | 1.4% |
| 7 | REETA DEVI | ABBP | 736 | 0.8% |
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 (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.1% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
48th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
313th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
379th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
424 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.3%INC 29.2%AIIC(T) 15.5%UKKD 10.3%OTH 3.7%
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.