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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2017

Roorkee

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Winner — 2017

PRADEEP BATRA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.4%INC 38.0%7 others 6.7%
Votes
40,000
55.4% share
Winning margin
12,542
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,13,205

Roorkee is a safe seat — PRADEEP BATRA won by 17.4%.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.86 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADEEP BATRA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
40,00055.4%
2
SURESH CHAND JAIN
INC
UPA
27,45838.0%
3
RAM SUBHAG SINGH
BSP
BSP
3,2394.5%
4
SUNITA SINGH
SP
Samajwadi Party
9181.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3030.4%
6
ADESH KUMAR SHARMA
UKKD
1690.2%
7
SHARAD PANDEY
PEPART
720.1%
8
YUDHVIJAY SINGH
IND
650.1%
9
NARENDRA SINGH
IND
430.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 1.3% · max 29.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
38th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
67th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.4%INC 38.0%OTH 6.2%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.86 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,90,422
Density
801 / km²
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,360 km²
SC population21.8%
ST population0.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.3%Muslim 34.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.5%
Electricity85.8%
Sanitation66.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)27.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.8%
Women literate73.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel61.5%
Health insurance46.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
🛕

Remains of sixteen temples

🛕TempleWikidata
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