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Winner — 2012
SRI PURAN SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 59.1%INC 36.7%1 others 4.2%
Votes
30,429
59.1% share
Winning margin
11,535
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
55.0%
of 93,567
Lohaghat is a safe seat — SRI PURAN SINGH won by 22.4%.
Seat history
0 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRI PURAN SINGH | BJP (NDA) | 30,429 | 59.1% |
| 2 | SRI MAHENDRA SINGH MAHRA | UPA | 18,894 | 36.7% |
| 3 | SRI GOVIND PANDEY | BSP | 2,187 | 4.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (52nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 1.4% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
52nd of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
4th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 59.1%INC 36.7%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,59,648
Density
147 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,766 km²
SC population18.3%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.1%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity72.1%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated91.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.9%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.5%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel39.8%
Health insurance65.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Himalyan Honey
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.