Chandra Pant | |
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Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2019–2022 | |
Preceded by | Prakash Pant |
Succeeded by | Mayukh Mahar |
Constituency | Pithoragarh |
Personal details | |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Prakash Pant |
Residence(s) | Pithoragarh,Uttarakhand |
Chandra Pant is an Indian politician who is the current Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from Pithoragarh in the by-election in 2019 as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. By-election was held due to death of her husband,Prakash Pant,due to cancer. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
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2022 | Pithoragarh | BJP | Lost | 38.84% | Mayukh Mahar | INC | 47.48% | [5] | ||
2019 By-election | Pithoragarh | BJP | Won | 52.44% | Anju Lunthi | INC | 45.88% | 0 |
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