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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2017

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Winner — 2017

BALWANT SINGH BHOURIYAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.5%INC 35.5%7 others 19.0%
Votes
27,213
45.5% share
Winning margin
5,982
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.8%
of 96,741

A clear win with a 10.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.79 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALWANT SINGH BHOURIYAL
BJP (NDA)
27,21345.5%
2
LALIT FARSWAN
UPA
21,23135.5%
3
BHOOPESH UPADHYAY
BSP
6,96411.7%
4
BHAGWAT SINGH DASILA
IND
1,2422.1%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1161.9%
6
RAM SINGH AITHANI
UKKD
9511.6%
7
DAYAL SINGH KAPKOTI
IND
6411.1%
8
GOVIND LAL
IND
2200.4%
9
KARAM SINGH DANU
IND
1960.3%

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

Average turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 2.7% · max 13.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
39th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
18th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.5%INC 35.5%BSP 11.7%OTH 5.4%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.79 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,59,898
Density
116 / km²
Sex ratio
1091 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,241 km²
SC population27.7%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.1%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.5%
Electricity81.6%
Sanitation54.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)11.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.8%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.9%
Clean cooking fuel34.6%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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