Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2017

Bhimtal

Assembly constituency 57 (GEN) · Uttarakhand

State boardUttarakhand 2017

[01]Result · 2017

#57 · GEN

Poll date15 Feb 2017

Contestants10

Electors96,691

Votes polled60,267

Turnout62.3%

NOTA9631.0% of votes

WinnerRam Singh KairaIndependent18,87830.8% of votes

MARGIN3,446 votes · 5.7 pp18,878 − 15,432

Runner-upGovind Singh Bisht Bharatiya Janata Party15,43225.2% of votes

IND 55.0% of top-two votesBJP 45.0%

All candidates 10

01 Ram Singh KairaIND18,878 30.8%
02 Govind Singh BishtBJP15,432 25.2%
03 Dan Singh BhandariINC14,702 24.0%
04 Tara Datt PandeyBSP8,444 13.8%
05 Govind Singh BishtIND703 1.2%
06 Suhail AhmadIND614 1.0%
07 Kamal PathakLSPS460 0.8%
08 Krishnanand KandpalIND402 0.7%
09 Aan SinghIND357 0.6%
10 Naveen ChandraUKD275 0.5%

Turnout 62.3%

Male 52,18454.0% Female 44,50746.0%

Share of 96,691 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males853
NOTAreported alongside the total963 · 1.0%
State median turnoutmedian of 70 seats, 201763.6%
ReconciliationΣ 10 candidates = 60,267Verified

Seat history 2022–2002

2022
15.0 pp
Ram Singh KairaBharatiya Janata Party
2017
5.7 pp
Ram Singh KairaIndependent
2012
11.3 pp
Dan Singh BhandariBharatiya Janata Party
2007
16.0 pp
Dr. Shailendra Mohan SinghalIndian National Congress
2002
2.5 pp
Dr. Shailendra Mohan SinghalIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 16.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed INC polled 14,702 votes, 4.3× the 3,446-vote margin.
14,702 ÷ 3,446 = 4.3
The top two polled 56.9% of votes; the other 8 candidates 43.1% between them.
(18,878 + 15,432) ÷ 60,267 = 56.9% · 25,957 ÷ 60,267 = 43.1%
Turnout of 62.3% was 1.3 pp below the state's median seat (63.6%).
62.3 − 63.6 = −1.3
The margin narrowed from 11.3 pp in 2012 to 5.7 pp.
5.7 − 11.3 = −5.6 pp
The seat changed hands: BJP in 2012, IND in 2017.
2012 BJP · 2017 IND

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 10 candidate lines60,267
NOTAreported alongside the total963
Published totalVotes polled60,267
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2017 · Uttarakhand · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates10 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 70 seats on the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha 2017 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database