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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2017

Rudraprayag

20022007201220172022

Winner — 2017

BHARAT SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.4%INC 25.3%10 others 24.3%
Votes
29,333
50.4% share
Winning margin
14,632
25.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.0%
of 98,657

Rudraprayag is a safe seat — BHARAT SINGH won by 25.1%.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHARAT SINGH
BJP
BJP (NDA)
29,33350.4%
2
LAXMI SINGH RANA
INC
UPA
14,70125.3%
3
PRADEEP PRASAD THAPLIYAL
IND
5,81810.0%
4
JAGMOHAN SINGH RAUTHAN
IND
3,3425.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,2662.2%
6
SURJEET LAL
BSP
BSP
8011.4%
7
LALITA PRASAD
CPI
7461.3%
8
BHAGWATI PRASAD
IND
7111.2%
9
JAI OM PRAKASH
IND
6421.1%
10
JAGDISH SINGH
IND
3590.6%
11
DEVENDRA PRASAD
UKKD
2370.4%
12
ANIL RAWAT
IND
2200.4%

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 (50th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.0% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
50th of 70

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 70

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
13th of 70

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.4%INC 25.3%IND 10.0%IND 5.7%OTH 6.4%NOTA 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.42 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,42,285
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
1114 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,984 km²
SC population19.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

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

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation52.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated91.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)10.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.6%
Women literate86.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel35.1%
Health insurance76.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Umra Narayan

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