Bishan Singh Chuphal

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Bishan Singh Chupal
Born (1955-05-13) 13 May 1955 (age 69)
Occupationpolitician
OfficeMember of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Didihat constituency in Pithoragarh district
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party

Bishan Singh Chuphal (born 13 May 1955), also knowns as Vishan Singh, is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand. He is a six time member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from [1] [2] from the Didihat constituency in Pithoragarh district. [3] He is from Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Early life and education

He is from Didihat, Pithoragarh District, Uttarakhand. He is the son of Narayan Singh, a farmer. He completed his M.A. in 1976 and B.Ed. in 1977 at Kumaun University, Nainital. [4]

Career

Chuphal first became an MLA winning the 1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Didihat Assembly constituency which was part of UP before the formation of Uttarakhand state. In 1996, he defeated Kashi Singh Airy of UKD.

Later, he won the 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party defeating Ghanshyam Joshi of th UKD. He retained the seat for the third time in the 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election defeating Hem Pant of the Indian National Congress and won the 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election defeating Rewati Joshi, also of the Indian National Congress. He again won the Didihat seat in the 2017 election beating Kishan Bhandari, an independent candidate. He won for the sixth consecutive time when he defeated Kishan Bhandari, an independent candidate again in the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election. [5] [6] [7]

Electoral performance

ElectionConstituencyPartyResultVotes %Opposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote %
2022 Didihat BJP Won37.69%Kishan Bhandari Independent 31.79%
2017 Didihat BJP Won33.61%Kishan Bhandari Independent 29.04%
2012 Didihat BJP Won46.44%Rewati Joshi INC 23.06%
2007 Didihat BJP Won31.17%Hem Pant INC 25.46%
2002 Didihat BJP Won39.32%Ghanshyam Joshi UKD 25.83%
1996 Didihat BJP Won38.12% Kashi Singh Airy UKD 30.33%

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References

  1. ↑ My Neta
  2. ↑ BJP declares candidate list for UP, U'khand, Punjab polls
  3. ↑ Congress names 65 candidates for Uttarakhand Assembly elections
  4. ↑ "Bishan Singh Chuphal(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- DIDIHAT(PITHORAGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Didihat Election Result 2022 LIVE: How to check Didihat Legislative Assembly election (Vidhan Sabha) winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Didihat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Vishan Singh of BJP Wins". News18. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Didihat (Uttarakhand) Assembly Election Results 2022 Live: Winner, Runner-up". The Indian Express. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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