Pithoragarh Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Legislative assembly constituency in Uttarakhand, India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Pithoragarh

| latest_election_year = 2022

| mla = Mayukh Mahar

| party = Indian National Congress

| state = Uttarakhand

| district = Pithoragarh

| loksabha_cons = Almora

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:109705}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ceo.uk.gov.in/files/VS-2022/VoterTurnout-2022.pdf |title=Uttarakhand State General Assembly Election - 2022 - AC wise Voter Turnout |website=ceo.uk.gov.in |date=1 March 2022 |accessdate=8 April 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301040631/https://www.ceo.uk.gov.in/files/VS-2022/VoterTurnout-2022.pdf}}{{update after|2027|03}}

| type= SLA

| constituency_no = 44

| map_image = Pithoragarh Assembly constituency map.svg

}}

{{Pie chart

| label1 = INC (11 terms)

| label2 = BJP (6 terms)

| label3 = JP (2 terms)

| value1 = 57.89

| value2 = 31.58

| value3 = 10.53

| color1 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}

| color2 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

| color3 = {{party color|Janata Party}}

| caption = INC is the most successful political party in Pithoragarh assembly constituency.

}}

Pithoragarh Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.{{Cite web |url=https://ceo.uk.gov.in/files/Election2012/Constituencies_Division_Wise-1.pdf |title=Uttarakhand Assembly constituencies |access-date=16 January 2021}}

It is part of Pithoragarh district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year !Member !colspan="2"\|Party
rowspan="2" \|1952 \|Narendra Singh Bisht{{Efn\|2 member constituency}} \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress\|rowspan=7}}
Khushi Ram
rowspan="2" \|1957 \|Narendra Singh Bisht{{Efn\|2 member constituency}}
Khushi Ram
1962 \|rowspan=3\| Narendra Singh Bisht
1967
1969
colspan=7 align=center\|Major boundary changes
1974 \| Dayakishan Pandey \|{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}
1977 \| Kamal Kishan Pandey \|{{Full party name with color\|Janata Party}}
1980 \| Narendra Singh Bist \|{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
1985 \| Kamal Kishan Pandey \|{{Full party name with color\|Janata Party}}
1989 \| Mahendra Singh Mahra \|{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
1991 \|Krishna Chandra Punetha \|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
1993 \| Mahendra Singh Mahra \|{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
1996 \| Krishna Chandra Punetha \|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
colspan=7 align=center\|Major boundary changes
2002 \| rowspan=2 \| Prakash Pant \|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party\|rowspan=2}}
2007
colspan=7 align=center\|Major boundary changes
2012 \| Mayukh Mahar \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
2017 \| Prakash Pant \| {{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party\|rowspan=2}}
2019 By-election \| Chandra Pant
2022 \| Mayukh Mahar \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

!Member

!colspan="2"|Party

rowspan="2" |1952

|Narendra Singh Bisht{{Efn|2 member constituency}}

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=7}}

Khushi Ram

rowspan="2" |1957

|Narendra Singh Bisht{{Efn|2 member constituency}}

Khushi Ram

1962

|rowspan=3| Narendra Singh Bisht

1967

1969

colspan=7 align=center|Major boundary changes

1974

| Dayakishan Pandey

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}

1977

| Kamal Kishan Pandey

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

1980

| Narendra Singh Bist

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

1985

| Kamal Kishan Pandey

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

1989

| Mahendra Singh Mahra

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

1991

|Krishna Chandra Punetha

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

1993

| Mahendra Singh Mahra

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

1996

| Krishna Chandra Punetha

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

colspan=7 align=center|Major boundary changes

2002

| rowspan=2 | Prakash Pant

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}

2007

colspan=7 align=center|Major boundary changes

2012

| Mayukh Mahar

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

2017

| Prakash Pant

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}

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

Election results

=Assembly Election 2022 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Pithoragarh{{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=Mayukh Mahar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=33,269 |percentage=47.48% |change={{increase}}1.60 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandra Pant |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=27,215 |percentage=38.84% |change={{decrease}}13.60 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nitin Markana |party=Independent politician |votes=6,585 |percentage=9.40% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandra Prakash Punera |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=730 |percentage=1.04% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kartik Tamta |party=Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) |votes=717 |percentage=1.02% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=558 |percentage=0.80% |change={{decrease}}0.90 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Khursid Ahmad |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=526 |percentage=0.75% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Virendera Vir Vikram Singh |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=470 |percentage=0.67% |change={{decrease}}1.01 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,054 |percentage=8.64% |change= {{increase}}2.07 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=70,070 |percentage=61.49% |change= {{increase}}16.26 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,13,947 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.63 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}4.97 }}

=Assembly By-election 2019 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2019 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Pithoragarh}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandra Pant |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=26,086 |percentage=52.44% |change={{increase}}3.28 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anju Lunthi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,819 |percentage=45.88% |change={{increase}}0.72 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=844 |percentage=1.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manoj Kumar Bhatt |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=835 |percentage=1.68% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,267 |percentage=6.57% |change= {{increase}}2.56 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=49,740 |percentage=45.65% |change= {{decrease}}17.17 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,09,957 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.41 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}3.28 }}

=Assembly Election 2017 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Pithoragarh{{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=Prakash Pant |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=32,941 |percentage=49.16% |change={{increase}}12.79 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mayukh Mahar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,257 |percentage=45.15% |change={{decrease}}14.31 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the above |party=None of the above |votes=1,072 |percentage=1.60% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lalit Mohan Bhatt |party=Independent politician |votes=613 |percentage=0.91% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mahendra Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=529 |percentage=0.79% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raghuvar Ram |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=519 |percentage=0.77% |change={{decrease}}0.83 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,684 |percentage=4.01% |change= {{decrease}}19.09 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=67,007 |percentage=62.41% |change= {{decrease}}2.83 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,07,371 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}10.30 }}

=Assembly Election 2012 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Pithoragarh{{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=Mayukh Mahar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=33,976 |percentage=59.46% |change={{increase}}19.95 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prakash Pant |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,779 |percentage=36.37% |change={{decrease}}14.49 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Datt Joshi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=918 |percentage=1.61% |change={{increase}}0.79 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Guljar Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=686 |percentage=1.20% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Santosh Rawat |party= Shivsena |votes=542 |percentage=0.95% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,197 |percentage=23.10% |change= {{increase}}11.75 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=57,138 |percentage=65.24% |change= {{increase}}2.59 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,580 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}8.60 }}

=Assembly Election 2007 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Pithoragarh{{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=Prakash Pant |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=26,855 |percentage=50.86% |change={{increase}}11.71 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ravindra Singh (Kiran Maldar) |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,865 |percentage=39.52% |change={{increase}}15.34 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shankar Ram Kohli |party=Independent politician |votes=898 |percentage=1.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Umesh Chandra |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=784 |percentage=1.48% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhupendra Singh |party=Bharatiya Jan Shakti |votes=669 |percentage=1.27% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Saleem Khan |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=636 |percentage=1.20% |change={{increase}}0.19 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Datt Joshi |party=Independent politician |votes=574 |percentage=1.09% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jodh Singh |party=Uttarakhand Kranti Dal |votes=453 |percentage=0.86% |change={{decrease}}21.97 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagdish Chandra Lohni |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=433 |percentage=0.82% |change={{decrease}}3.84 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gulzar Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=403 |percentage=0.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,990 |percentage=11.34% |change= {{decrease}}3.63 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=52,801 |percentage=62.71% |change= {{increase}}7.74 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 84,277 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.13 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}11.71 }}

=Assembly Election 2002 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Pithoragarh{{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=Prakash Pant |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,015 |percentage=39.15% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mayukh Mahar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,889 |percentage=24.18% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ravindra Bisht |party=Uttarakhand Kranti Dal |votes=9,337 |percentage=22.83% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mahendra Singh Lunthi |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,907 |percentage=4.66% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ratan Ram Dayal (Ratan Dhan) |party=Independent politician |votes=1,027 |percentage=2.51% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ishwari Dutt |party=Independent politician |votes=930 |percentage=2.27% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chandra Prakash (Channu) |party=Independent politician |votes=494 |percentage=1.21% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Basant Ballabh |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=413 |percentage=1.01% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajendra Singh |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=365 |percentage=0.89% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mukesh Pant |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |votes=293 |percentage=0.72% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Captain Pramod Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=233 |percentage=0.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,126 |percentage=14.98% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=40,903 |percentage=54.93% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 74,494 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}

Notes

References

External links

{{cite web |title=Record of all Uttarakhand Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/93-uttarakhand/ |website=eci.gov.in |date=11 May 2022 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=17 January 2024}}

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