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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2017Reserved (ST)

Chakrata

Winner — 2017

PRITAM SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.6%BJP 46.5%3 others 4.9%
Votes
34,968
48.6% share
Winning margin
1,543
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.2%
of 99,563

A closely fought contest. PRITAM SINGH won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRITAM SINGH
INC (UPA)
34,96848.6%
2
MADHU CHAUHAN
NDA
33,42546.5%
3
DAULAT KUNWAR
BSP
2,3753.3%
4
SWARAJ SINGH
IND
7231.0%
NOTA
NOTA
3910.5%

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

Average turnout (24th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.6% · min 2.1% · max 13.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
24th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%BJP 46.5%OTH 4.3%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.14 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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bakery
🏛️
Asoka Rock Edict at Kalsi

Asoka Rock Edict at Kalsi

🏛️MonumentASI

Asoka Rock Edict at Kalsi

Excavated sites of Ashwamedha Yagya

Excavated sites of Ashwamedha Yagya

🏛️MonumentASI

Excavated sites of Ashwamedha Yagya

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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