Ranikhet Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 constituencies in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand a northern state of India. Ranikhet is also part of Almora Lok Sabha constituency. Before 2000, this constituency was part of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The constituency includes the Ranikhet Cantonment area.

Members of Legislative Assembly

  • 1951-62: Constituency does not exist

See Ranikhet South Assembly constituency

ElectionNameParty
1967Chandra Bhanu GuptaIndian National Congress
1969
1974Mahendra Singh Mahra
1977Mahendra Singh MahraJanata Party
1980Jaswant Singh BishtIndependent
1985Puran Singh MahraIndian National Congress
1989Jaswant Singh BishtIndependent
1991Bachi Singh RawatBharatiya Janata Party
1993
1996Ajay Bhatt
Major boundary changes
2002Ajay BhattBharatiya Janata Party
2007Karan MaharaIndian National Congress
2012Ajay BhattBharatiya Janata Party
2017Karan MaharaIndian National Congress
2022Pramod NainwalBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Ranikhet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPDr. Pramod Nainwal21,04750.05%15.91
INCKaran Mahara18,46343.90%2.33
BSPManoj Kumar2,4415.8
Margin of victory2,5846.14%5.95
Turnout42,05451.90%0.13
Registered electors81,0291.88
BJP gain from INCSwing3.82

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Ranikhet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCKaran Mahara19,03546.23%10.77
BJPAjay Bhatt14,05434.13%1.52
IndependentDr. Pramod Nainwal5,70113.85%New
BSPKripal Ram1,1692.84%20.81
NOTANone of the above6371.55%New
UKDPratap Singh Shahi4141.01%0.32
Margin of victory4,98112.10%11.90
Turnout41,17351.77%1.61
Registered electors79,5377.44
INC gain from BJPSwing10.57

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Ranikhet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPAjay Bhatt14,08935.66%0.62
INCKaran Mahara14,01135.46%1.37
BSPPuran Singh9,34623.65%5.28
IndependentMahendra Singh Bisht7651.94%New
IndependentKishan Lal4761.20%New
SPPuran Chandra Joshi3150.80%0.23
UKDPratibha Negi2690.68%0.62
Margin of victory780.20%0.36
Turnout39,51253.37%7.54
Registered electors74,031
BJP gain from INCSwing1.18

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Ranikhet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCKaran Mahara13,50336.83%10.70
BJPAjay Bhatt13,29836.27%2.52
BSPPuran Singh6,73618.37%14.37
IndependentHari Singh1,1083.02%New
BJSHPrakash Chandra Singh5111.39%New
UKDVimla Negi4771.30%11.90
Vishwa Vikas SanghShridhar Pant4411.20%New
SPJaswant Singh3781.03%0.54
SJP(R)Pradeep Kumar Bhandari2070.56%New
Margin of victory2050.56%7.06
Turnout36,65960.97%8.83
Registered electors60,188
INC gain from BJPSwing3.08

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly election: Ranikhet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPAjay Bhatt10,19933.75%New
INCPooran Singh7,89726.13%New
UKDNarendra Singh3,99013.20%New
IndependentRamesh Singh Chilwal3,51511.63%New
Uttarakhand Janwadi PartyPrakash Chandra Singh1,5235.04%New
BSPKishan Lal1,2094.00%New
IndependentPiyush Chandra7542.50%New
SPBalwant Singh4741.57%New
JD(S)Suchitra Rawat3741.24%New
RLDMohan Chandra Belwal2820.93%New
Margin of victory2,3027.62%
Turnout30,21752.13%
Registered electors58,018
BJP win (new seat)

See also

External links

  • . eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.

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