Badrinath Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Badrinath

| state = Uttarakhand

| district = Chamoli

| mla = Lakhpat Singh Butola

| party = Indian National Congress

| latest_election_year = 2024

| type = SLA

| loksabha_cons = Garhwal

| reservation = None

| constituency_no = 4

| map_image = Badrinath Assembly constituency map.svg

}}

Badrinath Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand a northern state of India.{{cite web |url=http://gov.ua.nic.in/ceouttranchal/ceo/ac_detl.aspx |title=CEO Uttaranchal - Assembly Constitution Detail |website=gov.ua.nic.in |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203060144/http://gov.ua.nic.in/ceouttranchal/ceo/ac_detl.aspx |archive-date=3 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://gov.ua.nic.in/ceouttranchal/ceo/ac_pc.aspx |title=CEO Uttaranchal - Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies |website=gov.ua.nic.in |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203060201/http://gov.ua.nic.in/ceouttranchal/ceo/ac_pc.aspx |archive-date=3 December 2008 |url-status=dead}} Badrinath is part of Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Name{{Cite web |title=Badrinath Election and Results 2022, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/uttarakhand/assembly-constituencies/badrinath.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}

! colspan="2" |Party

2002

|Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2007

|Kedar Singh Phonia

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2012

|Rajendra Singh Bhandari

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2017

|Mahendra Bhatt

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2022

|Rajendra Singh Bhandari

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

2024^

|Lakhpat Singh Butola

^By-election

Election results

=2024 by-election=

{{Election box begin | title= Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Badrinath}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|candidate = Lakhpat Singh Butola

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 28,167

|percentage = 51.93

|change = {{Increase}}4.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Rajendra Singh Bhandari

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 22,937

|percentage = 42.30

|change = {{decrease}}2.55

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = None of the Above

|party = None of the above

|votes = 823

|percentage = 1.52

|change = {{Increase}}0.24

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 5,230

|percentage = 9.9

|change = {{increase}}6.87

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 54,228

|percentage = 49.8

|change = {{decrease}}15.29

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser =

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2022 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Badrinath{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand|title=Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20) |url=https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2022/Form20/form20_2022.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615102703/https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2022/Form20/form20_2022.htm|archive-date=15 June 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajendra Singh Bhandari |party=Indian National Congress |votes=32,661 |percentage=47.88% |change={{increase}}10.28 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mahendra Bhatt |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=30,595 |percentage=44.85% |change={{decrease}}1.56 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagwati Prasad Mandoli |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=871 |percentage=1.28% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the Above |votes=853 |percentage=1.25% |change={{increase}}0.17 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vinod Joshi |party=Communist Party of India |votes=798 |percentage=1.17% |change={{decrease}}2.55 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mukesh Lal Koshwal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=552 |percentage=0.81% |change={{decrease}}1.77 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shailendra Prakash Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=481 |percentage=0.71% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pushkar Lal Baichhwal |party=Peoples Party of India (Democratic) |votes=397 |percentage=0.58% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Beeru Sajwan |party=Uttarakhand Kranti Dal |votes=343 |percentage=0.50% |change={{decrease}}0.26 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,066 |percentage=3.03% |change= {{decrease}}5.78 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=68,211 |percentage=65.09% |change= {{increase}}2.25 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,04,795 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.00 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}1.46 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2017 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Badrinath{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand|title=Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20) |url=https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2017/Form_20/form20_2017.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630093109/https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2017/Form_20/form20_2017.htm|archive-date=30 June 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mahendra Bhatt |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=29,676 |percentage=46.42% |change={{increase}}25.98 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajendra Singh Bhandari |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,042 |percentage=37.60% |change={{decrease}}1.30 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bharat Singh Kunwar |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,380 |percentage=3.72% |change={{decrease}}4.75 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vinod Fonia |party=Independent politician |votes=2,370 |percentage=3.71% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mukesh Lal Koshwal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,652 |percentage=2.58% |change={{decrease}}0.44 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aruna Danwashi |party=Independent politician |votes=916 |percentage=1.43% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Keerat Singh Bhandari |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=859 |percentage=1.34% |change={{increase}}0.30 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the Above |votes=691 |percentage=1.08% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devendra Singh Negi |party=Uttarakhand Kranti Dal |votes=487 |percentage=0.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Laxmi Prasad Sati |party=Independent politician |votes=335 |percentage=0.52% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,634 |percentage=8.81% |change= {{decrease}}9.65 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=63,933 |percentage=62.84% |change= {{decrease}}1.58 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,01,740 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.64 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}7.51 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2012 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Badrinath{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand|title=Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20) |url=https://election.uk.gov.in/Vidhan_sabha2012/form20_2012_PDF/form20_2012.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929115647/https://election.uk.gov.in/Vidhan_sabha2012/form20_2012_PDF/form20_2012.htm|archive-date=29 September 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajendra Singh Bhandari |party=Indian National Congress |votes=21,492 |percentage=38.90% |change={{increase}}6.78 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prem Ballabh Bhatt |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=11,291 |percentage=20.44% |change={{decrease}}21.43 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kedar Singh Phonia |party=Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha |votes=7,511 |percentage=13.60% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nandan Singh Bisht |party=Independent politician |votes=5,803 |percentage=10.50% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anand Singh |party=Communist Party of India |votes=4,681 |percentage=8.47% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sabar Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,671 |percentage=3.02% |change={{increase}}0.27 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pankaj Vyas |party=Independent politician |votes=1,267 |percentage=2.29% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohan Lal Bharti |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=699 |percentage=1.27% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Alok Meherwal |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=579 |percentage=1.05% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,201 |percentage=18.46% |change= {{increase}}8.72 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=55,246 |percentage=64.42% |change= {{increase}}1.85 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,758 |ref = |change= {{increase}}35.30 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}2.97 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2007 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Badrinath{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rept_2007_UT.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114082304/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/Stat_rept_2007_UT.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kedar Singh Phonia |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,607 |percentage=41.87% |change={{increase}}10.15 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,742 |percentage=32.13% |change={{decrease}}2.69 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhawan Singh Chuahan |party=Independent politician |votes=2,821 |percentage=7.11% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devendar Singh Pharswan |party=Uttarakhand Kranti Dal |votes=2,505 |percentage=6.32% |change={{increase}}4.36 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Indra Prakash Pant |party=Bharatiya Jan Shakti |votes=1,384 |percentage=3.49% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devendra Singh Negi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,093 |percentage=2.76% |change={{decrease}}1.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bachi Ram Uniyal |party=Independent politician |votes=786 |percentage=1.98% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Atul Sati |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |votes=366 |percentage=0.92% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ganeshi Devi |party=Independent politician |votes=366 |percentage=0.92% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Surendra Singh Bhilangwal |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=361 |percentage=0.91% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Indra Singh Bisht |party=Independent politician |votes=259 |percentage=0.65% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,865 |percentage=9.74% |change= {{increase}}6.65 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=39,663 |percentage=62.76% |change= {{increase}}8.91 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 63,384 |ref = |change= {{increase}}6.25 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}7.06 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2002 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Badrinath{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_UT.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114065248/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_UT.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2012|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,145 |percentage=34.81% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kedar Singh Phonia |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=10,154 |percentage=31.72% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bharat Singh |party=Communist Party of India |votes=3,043 |percentage=9.50% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devendra Singh Farswan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,572 |percentage=4.91% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bachan Lal |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,413 |percentage=4.41% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bachi Ram Uniyal |party=Independent politician |votes=1,104 |percentage=3.45% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dheerendra Singh Bisht (Dheeru Pradhan) |party=Independent politician |votes=1,027 |percentage=3.21% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Arun Kumar |party=Uttarakhand Kranti Dal |votes=625 |percentage=1.95% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sabar Singh Kunwar |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=597 |percentage=1.86% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashok Hatwal |party=Independent politician |votes=580 |percentage=1.81% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhagwati Prasd Namburi |party=Uttarakhand Janwadi Party |votes=437 |percentage=1.36% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=991 |percentage=3.10% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=32,016 |percentage=53.77% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 59,656 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

See also

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