Pithoragarh Assembly constituency
| Pithoragarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 44 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Pithoragarh |
| LS constituency | Almora |
| Total electors | 109,705[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Pithoragarh Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.[2]
It is part of Pithoragarh district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Khushi Ram, Narendra Singh Bisht | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Narendra Singh Bisht | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1974 | Dayakishan Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Kamal Kishan Pandey | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Narendra Singh Bist | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Kamal Kishan Pandey | Janata Party | |
| 1989 | Mahendra Singh Mahra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | Krishna Chandra Punetha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Mahendra Singh Mahra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Krishna Chandra Punetha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Prakash Pant | ||
| 2007 | |||
| 2012 | Mayukh Mahar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2017 | Prakash Pant | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 By-election | Chandra Pant | ||
| 2022 | Mayukh Mahar | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mayukh Mahar | 33,269 | 47.48% |  1.60
| |
| BJP | Chandra Pant | 27,215 | 38.84% |  13.60
| |
| Independent | Nitin Markana | 6,585 | 9.40% | New | |
| AAP | Chandra Prakash Punera | 730 | 1.04% | New | |
| ASP(KR) | Kartik Tamta | 717 | 1.02% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 558 | 0.80% | 0.90
| |
| BSP | Khursid Ahmad | 526 | 0.75% | New | |
| SP | Virendera Vir Vikram Singh | 470 | 0.67% | 1.01
| |
| Margin of victory | 6,054 | 8.64% | 2.07
| ||
| Turnout | 70,070 | 61.49% | 16.26
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,13,947 | 3.63
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.97
|
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Assembly By-election 2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chandra Pant | 26,086 | 52.44% | 3.28
| |
| INC | Anju Lunthi | 22,819 | 45.88% | 0.72
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 844 | 1.70% | New | |
| SP | Manoj Kumar Bhatt | 835 | 1.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,267 | 6.57% | 2.56
| ||
| Turnout | 49,740 | 45.65% | 17.17
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,09,957 | 2.41
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 3.28
|
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Assembly Election 2017
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Prakash Pant | 32,941 | 49.16% | 12.79
| |
| INC | Mayukh Mahar | 30,257 | 45.15% | 14.31
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,072 | 1.60% | New | |
| Independent | Lalit Mohan Bhatt | 613 | 0.91% | New | |
| Independent | Mahendra Singh | 529 | 0.79% | New | |
| BSP | Raghuvar Ram | 519 | 0.77% | 0.83
| |
| Margin of victory | 2,684 | 4.01% | 19.09
| ||
| Turnout | 67,007 | 62.41% | 2.83
| ||
| Registered electors | 1,07,371 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.30
|
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Assembly Election 2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mayukh Mahar | 33,976 | 59.46% | 19.95
| |
| BJP | Prakash Pant | 20,779 | 36.37% | 14.49
| |
| BSP | Ram Datt Joshi | 918 | 1.61% | 0.79
| |
| Independent | Guljar Khan | 686 | 1.20% | New | |
| Shivsena | Santosh Rawat | 542 | 0.95% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,197 | 23.10% | 11.75
| ||
| Turnout | 57,138 | 65.24% | 2.59
| ||
| Registered electors | 87,580 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 8.60
|
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Assembly Election 2007
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Prakash Pant | 26,855 | 50.86% | 11.71
| |
| INC | Ravindra Singh (Kiran Maldar) | 20,865 | 39.52% | 15.34
| |
| Independent | Shankar Ram Kohli | 898 | 1.70% | New | |
| NCP | Umesh Chandra | 784 | 1.48% | New | |
| BJSH | Bhupendra Singh | 669 | 1.27% | New | |
| SP | Saleem Khan | 636 | 1.20% | 0.19
| |
| Independent | Ram Datt Joshi | 574 | 1.09% | New | |
| UKD | Jodh Singh | 453 | 0.86% | 21.97
| |
| BSP | Jagdish Chandra Lohni | 433 | 0.82% | 3.84
| |
| Independent | Gulzar Khan | 403 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,990 | 11.34% | 3.63
| ||
| Turnout | 52,801 | 62.71% | 7.74
| ||
| Registered electors | 84,277 | 13.13
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 11.71
|
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Assembly Election 2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Prakash Pant | 16,015 | 39.15% | New | |
| INC | Mayukh Mahar | 9,889 | 24.18% | New | |
| UKD | Ravindra Bisht | 9,337 | 22.83% | New | |
| BSP | Mahendra Singh Lunthi | 1,907 | 4.66% | New | |
| Independent | Ratan Ram Dayal (Ratan Dhan) | 1,027 | 2.51% | New | |
| Independent | Ishwari Dutt | 930 | 2.27% | New | |
| Independent | Chandra Prakash (Channu) | 494 | 1.21% | New | |
| SP | Basant Ballabh | 413 | 1.01% | New | |
| LJP | Rajendra Singh | 365 | 0.89% | New | |
| CPI(ML)L | Mukesh Pant | 293 | 0.72% | New | |
| Independent | Captain Pramod Singh | 233 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,126 | 14.98% | |||
| Turnout | 40,903 | 54.93% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,494 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Election - 2022 - AC wise Voter Turnout" (PDF). ceo.uk.gov.in. 1 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- "Record of all Uttarakhand Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2024.