Mayukh Singh Mahar

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mayukh Singh Mahar

| image = File:Mayukh Mahar.jpg

| party = Indian National Congress

| office = Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

| termstart = 2022

| predecessor = Chandra Pant

| constituency = Pithoragarh

| termstart1 = 2012

| termend1 = 2017

| predecessor1 = Prakash Pant

| successor1 = Prakash Pant

| constituency1 = Pithoragarh

| termstart2 = 2007

| termend2 = 2012

| predecessor2 = Kashi Singh Airy

| successor2 = Constituency Abolished

| constituency2 = Kanalichhina

|}}

Mayukh Singh Mahar is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand who is the current member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from Pithoragarh.{{Cite web |title=Mayukh Mahar(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PITHORAGARH(PITHORAGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/uttarakhand2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2 |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=myneta.info}} He is a member of Indian National Congress.

Ethnically, he is a Kumaoni and a Kshatriya Rajput. He was elected as MLA from Pithoragarh constituency for the first time in 2012. Then, in 2017 assembly elections, he got defeated by Prakash Pant.{{Cite web |title=PRAKASH PANT Won with 32941 votes - 2017 Pithoragarh - Uttarakhand Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/assembly-election-2017/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=www.india.com |language=en}} Afterwards, in 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Elections, he again came to power, defeating Chandra Pant from Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite web |title=Pithoragarh Election Result 2022 LIVE: Pithoragarh MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/pithoragarh-assembly-elections-uk-44/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en}}

Electoral performance

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! Election !! Constituency !! colspan="2"|Party !! Result !! Votes % !! Opposition Candidate !! colspan="2"|Opposition Party !! Opposition vote %

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2022Pithoragarh{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}{{Won}}47.48%Chandra Pant{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}38.84%{{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}}
2017Pithoragarh{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}{{Lost}}45.15%Prakash Pant{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}49.16%{{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}}
2012Pithoragarh{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}{{Won}}59.46%Prakash Pant{{party name with color|Bhartiya Janata Party}}36.37%{{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/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2012/Form20/form20_2012.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615102703/https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2012/Form20/form20_2012.htm|archive-date=15 June 2022}}
2007Kanalichhina{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}{{Won}}42.21%Kashi Singh Airy{{party name with color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}27.59%{{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}}
2002Pithoragarh{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}{{Lost}}24.18%Prakash Pant{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}39.15%{{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}}

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