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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2017

Ramnagar

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Winner — 2017

DIWAN SINGH BISHT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.3%INC 35.2%8 others 18.5%
Votes
35,839
46.3% share
Winning margin
8,611
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.1%
of 1,08,911

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history

1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DIWAN SINGH BISHT
BJP
BJP (NDA)
35,83946.3%
2
RANJEET RAWAT
INC
UPA
27,22835.2%
3
RAJEEV AGARWAL
BSP
BSP
10,76613.9%
4
PRABHAT DHYANI
UPP
1,2291.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
8871.1%
6
DHANESHWARI GHILDIYAL
IND
3970.5%
7
VIJAY
IND
3640.5%
8
VICHITRA SINGH
IND
3180.4%
9
AKEEL
PECP
2160.3%
10
TANJEEM
IND
1530.2%

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 (19th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 5.4% · max 11.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
19th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.52
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
24th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.3%INC 35.2%BSP 13.9%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.68 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,54,605
Density
225 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,251 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.8%Muslim 12.7%Other 2.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.0%
Electricity90.3%
Sanitation79.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.2%
Children underweight (under 5)14.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.3%
Clean cooking fuel71.6%
Health insurance60.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Aipan Products
Garjiya Devi Temple

Garjiya Devi Temple

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The Old cemetery at Rurki

🏛️MonumentASI

The Old cemetery at Rurki

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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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