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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2012

Rishikesh

Winner — 2012

PREMCHAND AGGARWAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.9%INC 26.9%17 others 37.2%
Votes
29,090
35.9% share
Winning margin
7,271
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,19,646

A clear win with a 9.0% margin.

Seat history

3 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREMCHAND AGGARWAL
BJP (NDA)
29,09035.9%
2
RAJPAL KHAROLA
UPA
21,81926.9%
3
DEEP SHARMA
IND
17,66921.8%
4
LALLAN BHARADWAJ RAJBHAR
BSP
5,0476.2%
5
SURANDRA SINGH KAINTURA
UtRM
1,4291.8%
6
SHOBHA RAM RATURI
SaSP
1,3601.7%
7
ANIL KALURA
UKDP
1,1911.5%
8
SANJAY POKHRIYAL
IND
6240.8%
9
GOPAL PUROHIT
IND
5920.7%
10
YOGESH KUMAR UNIYAL
IND
5830.7%
11
SURESH CHANDRA DABRAL
IND
3180.4%
12
KRIPAL SINGH RAWAT
IND
2740.3%
13
RAMSHARAN BHATT
IND
1930.2%
14
VIRENDER BHARDWAJ
NDA
1790.2%
15
VISHWANATH RATURI (BABLOO)
Samajwadi Party
1730.2%
16
ARTI
NDA
1690.2%
17
NARESH CHANDRA BALONI
AITC
UPA
1430.2%
18
ASHISH
IND
1230.1%
19
AJAY KATHURIA
IND
1000.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 3.2% · max 18.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
41st of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
42nd of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.9%INC 26.9%IND 21.8%BSP 6.2%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,96,694
Density
549 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,088 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population6.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 11.9%Other 4.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity96.3%
Sanitation86.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated76.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.9%
Children underweight (under 5)19.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.9%
Women literate85.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.6%
Clean cooking fuel88.8%
Health insurance67.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bakery

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