Didihat Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India
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Didihat Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.[2]
| Didihat | |
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| Constituency No. 43 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Pithoragarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Almora |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 82,849[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
It is part of Pithoragarh district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Gopal Dutt Ojha | Indian National Congress | |||||
| 1969 | |||||||
| 1974 | |||||||
| 1977 | Narayan Singh Bhainsora | Janata Party | |||||
| 1980 | Charu Chandra Ojha | Indian National Congress | |||||
| 1985 | Kashi Singh Airy | Independent politician | |||||
| 1989 | |||||||
| 1991 | Lilaram Sharma | Indian National Congress | |||||
| 1993 | Kashi Singh Airy | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | |||||
| 1996 | Bishan Singh Chuphal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
| Major boundary changes | |||||||
| 2002 | Bishan Singh Chuphal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
| 2007 | |||||||
| Major boundary changes | |||||||
| 2012 | Bishan Singh Chuphal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2022 | |||||||
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bishan Singh Chuphal | 20,594 | 37.69% |  4.07 | |
| Independent | Kishan Bhandari | 17,368 | 31.79% | New | |
| INC | Pradeep Singh Pal | 14,298 | 26.17% |  1.80 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 831 | 1.52% | 0.10 | |
| UKD | Govind Singh | 717 | 1.31% | 4.29 | |
| AAP | Diwan Singh Mehta | 340 | 0.62% | New | |
| Independent | Anil Singh | 313 | 0.57% | New | |
| SP | Surendra Singh Gurung | 180 | 0.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,226 | 5.90% | 1.33 | ||
| Turnout | 54,641 | 62.58% | 1.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 87,311 | 3.13 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 4.07 |
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bishan Singh Chuphal | 17,392 | 33.61% | 12.83 | |
| Independent | Kishan Bhandari | 15,024 | 29.04% | New | |
| INC | Pradeep Singh Pal | 14,470 | 27.97% | 4.91 | |
| UKD | Kashi Singh Airy | 2,896 | 5.60% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 737 | 1.42% | New | |
| BSP | Har Govind Pant | 631 | 1.22% | 21.20 | |
| Independent | Bikrant Panday | 520 | 1.01% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,368 | 4.58% | 18.80 | ||
| Turnout | 51,739 | 61.11% | 0.93 | ||
| Registered electors | 84,662 | 12.20 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 12.83 |
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bishan Singh Chuphal | 21,089 | 46.44% | 15.27 | |
| INC | Rewati Joshi | 10,472 | 23.06% | 2.40 | |
| BSP | Jagjiwan Kanyal | 10,183 | 22.42% | 20.00 | |
| NCP | Diwan Singh | 1,273 | 2.80% | New | |
| UKPP | Krishnanand | 839 | 1.85% | New | |
| Independent | Jagdish Chand | 817 | 1.80% | New | |
| URM | Moti Ram Sagar | 408 | 0.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,617 | 23.38% | 17.67 | ||
| Turnout | 45,410 | 60.18% | 1.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,458 | 15.83 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 15.27 |
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bishan Singh Chuphal | 12,512 | 31.17% | 8.14 | |
| INC | Hem Pant | 10,218 | 25.46% | 2.49 | |
| AIFB | Gajendra Singh | 5,858 | 14.59% | New | |
| Independent | Jagjeevan Kanyal | 5,840 | 14.55% | New | |
| UKD | Ghanshyam Joshi | 2,914 | 7.26% | 18.57 | |
| BSP | Yogesh | 973 | 2.42% | 0.78 | |
| Independent | Chandra Singh Karki | 947 | 2.36% | New | |
| SP | Kharak Singh | 876 | 2.18% | 0.06 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,294 | 5.72% | 7.77 | ||
| Turnout | 40,138 | 61.68% | 9.24 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,148 | 2.36 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 8.14 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bishan Singh Chuphal | 13,104 | 39.32% | 1.20 | |
| UKD | Ghanshyam Joshi | 8,609 | 25.83% | 4.50 | |
| INC | Ramesh Chandra Kapri | 7,655 | 22.97% | 6.53 | |
| Independent | Basanti Devi | 1,458 | 4.37% | New | |
| Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Kewla Nand Pant | 1,206 | 3.62% | New | |
| SP | Kamla Karki | 749 | 2.25% | New | |
| BSP | Jeet Ram | 549 | 1.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,495 | 13.49% | 5.70 | ||
| Turnout | 33,330 | 52.53% | |||
| Registered electors | 63,644 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | 1.20 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bishan Singh Chuphal | 29,729 | 38.12% | ||
| UKD | Kashi Singh Airy | 23,658 | 30.33% | ||
| INC | Gopal Dutt Ojha | 12,822 | 16.44% | ||
| AIIC(T) | Ramesh Chandra Kapri | 7,328 | 9.40% | ||
| Independent | Gajendra Singh | 4,242 | 5.44% | ||
| Independent | Govind Singh Kafaliya | 217 | 0.28% | ||
| Majority | 6,071 | 7.79% | |||
| Turnout | 77,996 | 45.47% | |||
| BJP gain from UKD | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKD | Kashi Singh Airy | 22,623 | 35.88 | ||
| INC | Lilaram Sharma | 22,377 | 35.49 | ||
| BJP | Jag Jiwan Singh Kanyal | 16,274 | 25.81 | ||
| Independent | Kunwar Singh | 594 | 0.94 | ||
| JD | Ganesh Singh Rautela | 455 | 0.72 | ||
| Independent | Mena Bohra | 379 | 0.60 | ||
| Doordarshi Party | Mahendra Singh | 356 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 246 | 0.39 | |||
| Turnout | 63,058 | 41.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 153,194 | ||||
| UKD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lilaram Sharma | 24,534 | 39.50 | ||
| BJP | Narayan Singh Bhainsora | 17,112 | 27.55 | ||
| UKD | Kashi Singh Airy | 14,048 | 22.62 | ||
| Majority | 7,422 | 11.95 | |||
| Turnout | 62,104 | 39.17 | |||
| Registered electors | 158,546 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kashi Singh Airy | 29,286 | 43.37 | ||
| INC | Lilaram Sharma | 28,763 | 42.60 | ||
| Independent | Uma Pandeya | 773 | 1.14 | ||
| Doordarshi Party | Ram Prasad | 686 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 523 | 0.77 | |||
| Turnout | 67,519 | 42.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 157,895 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kashi Singh Airy | 23,715 | 47.04% | 44.84 | |
| INC | Charu Chandra Ojha | 20,660 | 40.98% | 14.70 | |
| BJP | Lal Singh | 5,564 | 11.04% | 8.32 | |
| Doordarshi Party | Satish Chandra | 471 | 0.93% | New | |
| Majority | 3,055 | 6.06% | 30.26 | ||
| Turnout | 50,410 | 39.00% | 11.38 | ||
| Registered electors | 129,255 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 44.84 |
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Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Charu Chandra Ojha | 17,622 | 55.68% | 25.20 | |
| BJP | Narayan Singh Bhainsora | 6,127 | 19.36% | New | |
| Independent | Lilaram Sharma | 4,104 | 12.97% | New | |
| Independent | Jagjiwan Singh Kanyal | 1,875 | 5.92% | New | |
| Independent | Ratan Singh | 730 | 2.31% | New | |
| Independent | Kashi Singh Airy | 697 | 2.20% | New | |
| Independent | Ratan Singh Dhami | 491 | 1.55% | New | |
| Majority | 11,495 | 36.32% | 16.10 | ||
| Turnout | 31,646 | 27.62% | 1.26 | ||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 25.20 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Narayan Singh Bhainsora | 15,246 | 50.70% | New | |
| INC | Charu Chandra Ojha | 9,165 | 30.48% | 15.74 | |
| Independent | Kalu Ram | 3,082 | 10.25% | New | |
| Independent | Shankar Datt Bhatt | 1,303 | 4.33% | New | |
| Independent | Diwani Ram | 1,273 | 4.23% | New | |
| Majority | 6,081 | 20.22% | 18.48 | ||
| Turnout | 30,069 | 28.88% | 0.52 | ||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 50.70 |
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1974 Assembly Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gopal Dutt Ojha | 12,410 | 46.22% | 4.88 | |
| Independent | Narayan Singh Bhainsora | 11,942 | 44.48% | 4.38 | |
| Independent | Kundan Singh | 2,500 | 9.30% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 468 | 1.74% | 9.26 | ||
| Turnout | 26,852 | 29.40% | 1.30 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.88 |
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1969 Assembly Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gopal Dutt Ojha | 11,624 | 51.10% | 7.02 | |
| Independent | Narayan Singh Bhainsora | 9,122 | 40.10% | 9.44 | |
| ABJS | Kishor Singh | 2,001 | 8.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,502 | 11.00% | 16.46 | ||
| Turnout | 22,747 | 28.10% | 0.02 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.02 |
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1967 Assembly Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gopal Dutt Ojha | 13,542 | 58.12% | New | |
| Independent | Narayan Singh Bhainsora | 7,144 | 30.66% | New | |
| Independent | G. S. Mehra | 2,614 | 11.22% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,398 | 27.46% | New | ||
| Turnout | 23,300 | 28.12% | New | ||
| Registered electors | 82,849 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||