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Pithoragarh Assembly constituency
Pithoragarh Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.[2]
| Pithoragarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| 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 |
It is part of Pithoragarh district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sri Krishan Chandra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Mahendra Singh Mahra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Krishna Chandra Punetha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Prakash Pant | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2007 | |||
| 2012 | Mayukh Mahar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2017 | Prakash Pant[3] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[a] | Chandra Pant[4] | ||
| 2022 | Mayukh Mahar[5] | Indian National Congress | |
- ^ bypoll
Election results edit
2022 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mayukh Mahar | 33,269 | 47.48 | 1.49 | |
| BJP | Chandra Pant | 27,215 | 38.84 | 13.49 | |
| Independent | Nitin Markana | 6,585 | 9.40 | ||
| AAP | Chandra Prakash Punera | 730 | 1.04 | new | |
| Azad Samaj Party | Kartik Tamta | 717 | 1.02 | new | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 558 | 0.80 | ||
| Majority | 6,054 | 8.64 | |||
| Turnout | 70,070 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2019 by-election edit
A by-election was needed due to the death of sitting MLA, Prakash Pant.[6] The by-election was won by his widow, Chandra Pant.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chandra Pant | 26,086 | 52.33 | ||
| INC | Anju Lunthi | 22,819 | 45.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 844 | 1.69 | ||
| Majority | 3,128 | 6.23 | |||
| Turnout | 50,751 | 46.16 | |||
| Registered electors | 109,957 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Prakash Pant | 30,257 | 45.39 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,072 | 1.60 | ||
| Majority | 2,684 | 4.03 | |||
| Turnout | 67,007 | 62.41 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Election - 2022 - AC wise Voter Turnout" (PDF). ceo.uk.gov.in. 1 March 2022. (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Election Commission of India - State Election, 2017 to the Legislative Assembly Of Uttarakhand". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Bye Elections July 2019 to December 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Gen Election to Vidhan Sabha - Trends and Result - March 2022 - Uttarakhand-Pithoragarh". Election Commission of India. 10 March 2022. from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "State finance minister Prakash Pant dies in US". TNN. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
External links edit
- "Record of all Uttarakhand Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.