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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2009 by-elections
Kapkot
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Sher Singh
BJP 45.7%NCP 22.0%6 others 32.4%
Votes
13,823
45.6% share
Winning margin
7,167
23.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Kapkot is a safe seat — Sher Singh won by 23.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sher Singh | 13,823 | 45.6% | |
| 2 | Kunti parihar | 6,656 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | Chamu S. Gas. | 6,413 | 21.2% | |
| 4 | Harish Chandra | UK | 1,247 | 4.1% |
| 5 | Kundan Singh | IND | 683 | 2.3% |
| 6 | Umesh Rathaur | 590 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | Ramesh Chandra | IND | 570 | 1.9% |
| 8 | Kishan Ram | IND | 297 | 1.0% |
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 (40th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.0% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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40th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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46th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.6%NCP 22.0%INC 21.2%OTH 11.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,83,439
Density
68 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,090 km²
SC population24.9%
ST population4.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.3%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.7%
Electricity85.5%
Sanitation55.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.9%
Health insurance72.8%
What's nearby?
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