Gangotri Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India
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Gangotri Legislative Assembly constituency[1] is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand a northern state of India.[2] Gangotri is part of Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.[3][4]
| Gangotri | |
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| Constituency No. 3 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Uttarkashi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tehri Garhwal |
| Total electors | 86,938 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suresh Singh Chauhan | 29,619 | 49.66% |  3.82 | |
| INC | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | 21,590 | 36.20% | 7.51 | |
| AAP | Retd.Col. Ajay Kothiyal | 6,161 | 10.33% | New | |
| Independent | Navneet Uniyal | 476 | 0.80% | New | |
| BSP | Budhi Lal | 394 | 0.66% |  0.37 | |
| CPI | Mahavir Prasad | 372 | 0.62% | 0.36 | |
| UKD | Jasveer Singh | 351 | 0.59% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 241 | 0.40% | 1.27 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,029 | 13.46% | 3.69 | ||
| Turnout | 59,649 | 67.47% | 0.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 88,403 | 7.27 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 3.82 |
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gopal Singh Rawat | 25,683 | 45.84% | 19.69 | |
| INC | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | 16,073 | 28.69% | 11.36 | |
| Independent | Suratram Nautiyal | 9,491 | 16.94% | New | |
| Independent | Bhupendra Singh | 1,526 | 2.72% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 937 | 1.67% | New | |
| BSP | Vijaypal Tangani | 576 | 1.03% | 1.11 | |
| CPI | Mahaveer Prasad | 553 | 0.99% | 1.69 | |
| Rashtriya Jan Sahay Dal | Rajbeer Singh Parmar | 412 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,610 | 17.15% | 3.26 | ||
| Turnout | 56,028 | 67.98% | 2.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 82,415 | 15.37 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.80 |
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | 20,246 | 40.04% | 3.30 | |
| BJP | Gopal Singh Rawat | 13,223 | 26.15% | 21.48 | |
| Independent | Suresh Singh | 6,436 | 12.73% | New | |
| Independent | Kishan Singh | 5,595 | 11.07% | New | |
| Independent | Hari Shankar | 1,417 | 2.80% | New | |
| CPI | Dinesh Nautiyal | 1,356 | 2.68% | 1.78 | |
| BSP | Hukam Singh | 1,080 | 2.14% | 2.48 | |
| UKD | Bhagwati Prasad Bahuguna | 584 | 1.16% | New | |
| Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | Ravindra | 287 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,023 | 13.89% | 3.00 | ||
| Turnout | 50,560 | 70.78% | 0.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,433 | 1.42 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 7.59 |
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gopal Singh Rawat | 24,250 | 47.63% | 29.52 | |
| INC | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | 18,704 | 36.74% | 15.83 | |
| BSP | Chaitram | 2,348 | 4.61% | 2.13 | |
| CPI | Kamala Ram | 2,272 | 4.46% | 14.83 | |
| Independent | Pratap Singh | 832 | 1.63% | New | |
| BJSH | Jagdish Singh Pokhriyal | 611 | 1.20% | New | |
| NCP | Dr. Devendra Dutt Semwal | 472 | 0.93% | New | |
| Independent | Naresh Chamoli | 380 | 0.75% | New | |
| LJP | Narayani | 377 | 0.74% | New | |
| JD(S) | Pooranchand | 257 | 0.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,546 | 10.89% | 9.27 | ||
| Turnout | 50,911 | 70.47% | 10.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,462 | 15.01 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 26.72 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | 7,878 | 20.91% | New | |
| CPI | Kamala Ram Nautiyal | 7,268 | 19.29% | New | |
| BJP | Budhi Singh Panwar | 6,822 | 18.11% | New | |
| Independent | Hari Singh Rana | 6,005 | 15.94% | New | |
| Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Chandan Singh Rana | 4,082 | 10.83% | New | |
| Independent | Devendra Dutt Semwal | 1,081 | 2.87% | New | |
| Independent | Jagendra Singh Bist | 948 | 2.52% | New | |
| BSP | Budhi Ballabh Joshi | 936 | 2.48% | New | |
| Independent | Kamleshwar | 646 | 1.71% | New | |
| Independent | Shanti Prasad Thapliyal | 613 | 1.63% | New | |
| SAP | Mahabeer Singh Chauhan | 447 | 1.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 610 | 1.62% | |||
| Turnout | 37,675 | 59.90% | |||
| Registered electors | 63,007 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||