Almora Assembly constituency
| Almora | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 52 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Almora |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Almora |
| Total electors | 90,372[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Almora Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.[2]
It is part of Almora district.
Member of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Govind Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1962 | Ganga Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | R Chandra | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1969 | Hari Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Rama | ||
| 1977 | Shobhan Singh Jeena | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Govardhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Saraswati Devi | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | Puran Chandra Sharma | Bhartiya Janata Party | |
| 1993 | Govind Singh Kunjwal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Raghunath Singh Chauhan | Bhartiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Kailash Sharma | ||
| 2007 | Manoj Tiwari | Indian National Congress | |
| 2012 | |||
| 2017 | Raghunath Singh Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Manoj Tiwari | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manoj Tiwari | 24,439 | 44.90 |  4.60 | |
| BJP | Kailash Sharma | 24,312 | 44.67 |  5.92 | |
| Independent | Vinay Kirola | 2,067 | 3.80 | New | |
| AAP | Amit Joshi | 1,665 | 3.06 | New | |
| UKD | Bhanu Prakash Joshi | 518 | 0.95 | New | |
| Independent | Vinod Chandra Tiwari | 413 | 0.76 | New | |
| None of the Above | Nota | 401 | 0.74 | 0.45 | |
| BSP | Ashok Kumar | 365 | 0.67 | 2.49 | |
| UKPP | Gopal Ram | 136 | 0.25 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 127 | 0.23 | 10.05 | ||
| Turnout | 54,428 | 59.42 | 0.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 91,603 | 3.07 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.68 |
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Assembly Election 2017
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raghunath Singh Chauhan | 26,464 | 50.58 | 19.00 | |
| INC | Manoj Tiwari | 21,085 | 40.30 | 6.24 | |
| BSP | Dr. Sanjay Tamta | 1,654 | 3.16 | 11.09 | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 623 | 1.19 | New | |
| Independent | Virendra Kumar | 517 | 0.99 | New | |
| Independent | Mohd Habib | 514 | 0.98 | New | |
| CPI(M) | Dinesh Pande | 425 | 0.81 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,379 | 10.28 | 7.80 | ||
| Turnout | 52,316 | 58.86 | 1.76 | ||
| Registered electors | 88,878 | 13.22 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 16.52 |
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Assembly Election 2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manoj Tiwari | 16,211 | 34.06 | 12.80 | |
| BJP | Raghunath Singh Chauhan | 15,030 | 31.58 | 9.00 | |
| BSP | Shekhar Lakhchaura | 6,781 | 14.25 | 10.34 | |
| Independent | Kailash Sharma | 6,582 | 13.83 | New | |
| Independent | Bala Devi | 977 | 2.05 | New | |
| Independent | Nandan Ram Tamta | 543 | 1.14 | New | |
| Independent | Jaswant Singh Adhikari | 507 | 1.07 | New | |
| URM | Shobha Joshi | 421 | 0.88 | New | |
| SP | Arjun Bhakuni | 274 | 0.58 | 0.46 | |
| UKPP | Ad. Govind Lal Verma | 251 | 0.53 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,181 | 2.48 | 3.80 | ||
| Turnout | 47,589 | 60.62 | 2.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,503 | 4.53 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 12.80 |
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Assembly Election 2007
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manoj Tiwari | 22,223 | 46.86 | 22.17 | |
| BJP | Kailash Sharma | 19,243 | 40.58 | 11.29 | |
| BJSH | Ravinder Singh | 1,877 | 3.96 | New | |
| BSP | Karam Singh | 1,854 | 3.91 | 6.14 | |
| UKD | Shamsher Singh Bisht | 1,735 | 3.66 | 0.89 | |
| SP | Kishan Singh | 489 | 1.03 | 0.85 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,980 | 6.28 | 1.69 | ||
| Turnout | 47,421 | 63.18 | 12.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,104 | 8.66 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 17.57 |
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Assembly Election 2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kailash Sharma | 10,224 | 29.29 | New | |
| INC | Manoj Tiwari | 8,620 | 24.70 | New | |
| Independent | Dharam Singh Mehara | 7,629 | 21.86 | New | |
| BSP | Ashok / A. K. Sikandar Panwar | 3,507 | 10.05 | New | |
| UKD | P. C. Tewari | 1,587 | 4.55 | New | |
| Independent | Puran Singh Rayal | 1,108 | 3.17 | New | |
| NCP | Avtar Singh Rawat | 678 | 1.94 | New | |
| SP | Girish Singh Mehata | 657 | 1.88 | New | |
| Bharatiya Berozgar Mazdoor Kisan Dal | Rajendra Singh Vani | 584 | 1.67 | New | |
| SAP | Neeraj Nayal | 310 | 0.89 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,604 | 4.60 | |||
| Turnout | 34,904 | 50.52 | |||
| Registered electors | 69,116 | ||||
| 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. Retrieved 14 March 2022.