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Uttarakhand · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2012

Rudraprayag

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Winner — 2012

HARAK SINGH RAWAT
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 29.6%BJP 27.1%9 others 43.3%
Votes
15,469
29.6% share
Winning margin
1,326
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
60.7%
of 85,984

A closely fought contest. HARAK SINGH RAWAT won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARAK SINGH RAWAT
INC
INC (UPA)
15,46929.6%
2
MATBAR SINGH KANDARI
BJP
NDA
14,14327.1%
3
BHARAT SINGH CHAUDHARY
IND
7,98815.3%
4
ARJUN SINGH
UtRM
6,33112.1%
5
VIRENDRA SINGH
IND
3,3546.4%
6
DHEER SINGH
BSP
BSP
1,3552.6%
7
KISHORI NANDAN DOBHAL
UKDP
9101.7%
8
KULDIP SINGH
SP
Samajwadi Party
7201.4%
9
BHAGWATI PRASAD
IND
7171.4%
10
KUNDAN LAL
LJP
NDA
7161.4%
11
VIJENDRA PRASAD
IND
4770.9%

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
2.5%
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
INC 29.6%BJP 27.1%IND 15.3%UtRM 12.1%IND 6.4%OTH 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 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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🏺Wood crafts/Temple imitiation
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Umra Narayan

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