Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand Assembly Constituency)
Pithoragarh Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.
It is part of Pithoragarh district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| 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
Assembly Election 2022
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
References
- ^ "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
- "Record of all Uttarakhand Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2024.