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Winner — 2022
HARISH SINGH DHAMI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.9%BJP 46.0%7 others 6.1%
Votes
27,007
48.0% share
Winning margin
1,118
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.3%
of 90,351
Dharchula was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 1,118 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARISH SINGH DHAMI | INC (UPA) | 27,007 | 48.0% |
| 2 | DHAN SINGH DHAMI (DHAN DA) | BJP | 25,889 | 46.0% |
| 3 | JEEVAN SINGH THAKUR | IND | 825 | 1.5% |
| 4 | NARAYAN RAM | AAP | 643 | 1.1% |
| 5 | KAILASH SINGH PANGTEY | IND | 575 | 1.0% |
| 6 | RAMESH SINGH | UKKD | 406 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 406 | 0.7% |
| 8 | GOVIND RAM | BSP | 394 | 0.7% |
| 9 | MANJU DEVI | 180 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (40th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.0% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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40th of 70How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 70How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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46th of 70Where does the house stand?
SEAT
70 seats · 36 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.0%BJP 46.0%OTH 5.4%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.55 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,83,439
Density
68 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,090 km²
SC population24.9%
ST population4.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.3%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.7%
Electricity85.5%
Sanitation55.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.9%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Women literate87.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel45.9%
Health insurance72.8%
What's nearby?
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