Pithoragarh Assembly constituency

Pithoragarh
Pithoragarh
Constituency No. 44 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
LS constituency	Almora
Total electors	109,705
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Mayukh Mahar
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

Last updated May 06, 2024

Pithoragarh Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1952	Khushi Ram, Narendra Singh Bisht	Indian National Congress
1957	Khushi Ram, Narendra Singh Bisht	Indian National Congress
1962	Narendra Singh Bisht	Indian National Congress
1967	Narendra Singh Bisht	Indian National Congress
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
2002	Prakash Pant	Bharatiya Janata Party
2007	Prakash Pant	Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Mayukh Mahar	Indian National Congress
2017	Prakash Pant	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 By-election	Chandra Pant	Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Mayukh Mahar	Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Pithoragarh ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mayukh Mahar	33,269	47.48%	1.60
	BJP	Chandra Pant	27,215	38.84%	13.60
	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%	0.90
	BSP	Khursid Ahmad	526	0.75%	New
	SP	Virendera Vir Vikram Singh	470	0.67%	1.01
Margin of victory			6,054	8.64%	2.07
Turnout			70,070	61.49%	16.26
Registered electors			1,13,947		3.63
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	4.97

Assembly By-election 2019

2019 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Pithoragarh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chandra Pant	26,086	52.44%	3.28
	INC	Anju Lunthi	22,819	45.88%	0.72
	NOTA	None of the above	844	1.70%	New
	SP	Manoj Kumar Bhatt	835	1.68%	New
Margin of victory			3,267	6.57%	2.56
Turnout			49,740	45.65%	17.17
Registered electors			1,09,957		2.41
	BJP hold		Swing	3.28

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Pithoragarh ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Prakash Pant	32,941	49.16%	12.79
	INC	Mayukh Mahar	30,257	45.15%	14.31
	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%	0.83
Margin of victory			2,684	4.01%	19.09
Turnout			67,007	62.41%	2.83
Registered electors			1,07,371
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	10.30

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Pithoragarh ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mayukh Mahar	33,976	59.46%	19.95
	BJP	Prakash Pant	20,779	36.37%	14.49
	BSP	Ram Datt Joshi	918	1.61%	0.79
	Independent	Guljar Khan	686	1.20%	New
	Shivsena	Santosh Rawat	542	0.95%	New
Margin of victory			13,197	23.10%	11.75
Turnout			57,138	65.24%	2.59
Registered electors			87,580
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	8.60

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Pithoragarh ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Prakash Pant	26,855	50.86%	11.71
	INC	Ravindra Singh (Kiran Maldar)	20,865	39.52%	15.34
	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%	0.19
	Independent	Ram Datt Joshi	574	1.09%	New
	UKD	Jodh Singh	453	0.86%	21.97
	BSP	Jagdish Chandra Lohni	433	0.82%	3.84
	Independent	Gulzar Khan	403	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			5,990	11.34%	3.63
Turnout			52,801	62.71%	7.74
Registered electors			84,277		13.13
	BJP hold		Swing	11.71

Assembly Election 2002

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)

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References

↑ "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

"Record of all Uttarakhand Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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[ceouk-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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