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Pithoragarh Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 29°35′N 80°13′E / 29.58°N 80.22°E / 29.58; 80.22
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Pithoragarh
Constituency No. 44 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictPithoragarh
LS constituencyAlmora
Total electors109,705[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2022

INC is the most successful political party in Pithoragarh assembly constituency.

  INC (11 terms) (57.89%)
  BJP (6 terms) (31.58%)
  JP (2 terms) (10.53%)

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

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Year Member Party
1952 Narendra Singh Bisht[a] Indian National Congress
Khushi Ram
1957 Narendra Singh Bisht[b]
Khushi Ram
1962 Narendra Singh Bisht
1967
1969
Major boundary changes
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
Major boundary changes
2002 Prakash Pant Bharatiya Janata Party
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

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Assembly Election 2022

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2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Pithoragarh[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mayukh Mahar 33,269 47.48% Increase1.60
BJP Chandra Pant 27,215 38.84% Decrease13.60
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% Decrease0.90
BSP Khursid Ahmad 526 0.75% New
SP Virendera Vir Vikram Singh 470 0.67% Decrease1.01
Margin of victory 6,054 8.64% Increase2.07
Turnout 70,070 61.49% Increase16.26
Registered electors 1,13,947 Increase3.63
INC gain from BJP Swing Decrease4.97

Assembly By-election 2019

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2019 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Pithoragarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chandra Pant 26,086 52.44% Increase3.28
INC Anju Lunthi 22,819 45.88% Increase0.72
NOTA None of the above 844 1.70% New
SP Manoj Kumar Bhatt 835 1.68% New
Margin of victory 3,267 6.57% Increase2.56
Turnout 49,740 45.65% Decrease17.17
Registered electors 1,09,957 Increase2.41
BJP hold Swing Increase3.28

Assembly Election 2017

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2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Pithoragarh[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Prakash Pant 32,941 49.16% Increase12.79
INC Mayukh Mahar 30,257 45.15% Decrease14.31
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% Decrease0.83
Margin of victory 2,684 4.01% Decrease19.09
Turnout 67,007 62.41% Decrease2.83
Registered electors 1,07,371
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease10.30

Assembly Election 2012

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2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Pithoragarh[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mayukh Mahar 33,976 59.46% Increase19.95
BJP Prakash Pant 20,779 36.37% Decrease14.49
BSP Ram Datt Joshi 918 1.61% Increase0.79
Independent Guljar Khan 686 1.20% New
Shivsena Santosh Rawat 542 0.95% New
Margin of victory 13,197 23.10% Increase11.75
Turnout 57,138 65.24% Increase2.59
Registered electors 87,580
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase8.60

Assembly Election 2007

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2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Pithoragarh[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Prakash Pant 26,855 50.86% Increase11.71
INC Ravindra Singh (Kiran Maldar) 20,865 39.52% Increase15.34
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% Increase0.19
Independent Ram Datt Joshi 574 1.09% New
UKD Jodh Singh 453 0.86% Decrease21.97
BSP Jagdish Chandra Lohni 433 0.82% Decrease3.84
Independent Gulzar Khan 403 0.76% New
Margin of victory 5,990 11.34% Decrease3.63
Turnout 52,801 62.71% Increase7.74
Registered electors 84,277 Increase13.13
BJP hold Swing Increase11.71

Assembly Election 2002

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2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Pithoragarh[7]
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ 2 member constituency
  2. ^ 2 member constituency

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Uttarakhand Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
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