Purola Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India
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Purola is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand a northern state of India. It is a part of Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.
| Purola | |
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| Constituency No. 1 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 | 73,788 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Durgeshwar Lal | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Durgeshwar Lal | 27,856 | 53.95% |  20.06 | |
| INC | Mal Chand | 21,560 | 41.76% | 5.82 | |
| AAP | Prakash | 538 | 1.04% | New | |
| Rashtriya Lokneeti Party | Ram Prasad | 495 | 0.96% | New | |
| SP | Chain Singh | 464 | 0.90% | New | |
| BSP | Ujali Devi | 389 | 0.75% |  0.62 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 330 | 0.64% | 0.90 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,296 | 12.19% | 10.15 | ||
| Turnout | 51,632 | 69.26% | 4.13 | ||
| Registered electors | 74,551 | 10.45 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 18.02 |
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Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rajkumar (politician) | 17,798 | 35.93% | 12.21 | |
| BJP | Mal Chand | 16,785 | 33.89% | 5.86 | |
| Independent | Durgeshwar Lal | 13,508 | 27.27% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 762 | 1.54% | New | |
| BSP | Ramlal | 679 | 1.37% | 2.27 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,013 | 2.05% | 6.37 | ||
| Turnout | 49,532 | 73.39% | 4.27 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,496 | 15.10 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 3.81 |
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Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | Mal Chand | 18,098 | 39.74% | 22.85 | |
| Independent | Rajkumar | 14,266 | 31.33% | New | |
| INC | Rajesh Juwantha | 10,804 | 23.73% | 13.46 | |
| BSP | Kishan Lal | 1,659 | 3.64% | 1.20 | |
| UPP | Prakash Devnata | 706 | 1.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,832 | 8.42% | 7.15 | ||
| Turnout | 45,536 | 77.65% | 3.90 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,640 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 2.56 |
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rajesh Juwantha | 15,467 | 37.18% | 5.57 | |
| Independent | Mal Chand | 14,942 | 35.92% | New | |
| BJP | Amrit Singh | 7,027 | 16.89% | 23.90 | |
| UKD | Gulbiya Singh | 1,179 | 2.83% | 1.85 | |
| NCP | Ramlal | 1,119 | 2.69% | New | |
| BSP | Surya Prakash | 1,016 | 2.44% | 0.03 | |
| Independent | Madan Mohan Arya | 848 | 2.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 525 | 1.26% | 7.91 | ||
| Turnout | 41,598 | 73.76% | 10.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,403 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 3.61 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | Mal Chand | 13,209 | 40.79% | New | |
| INC | Shanti Devi Alias Shanti Juwantha | 10,238 | 31.62% | New | |
| Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Shailendra Lal | 4,610 | 14.24% | New | |
| Independent | Sakal Chand | 1,668 | 5.15% | New | |
| SP | Virendra Lal | 1,097 | 3.39% | New | |
| BSP | Hirpal Arya | 800 | 2.47% | New | |
| Independent | Gulbiya | 443 | 1.37% | New | |
| UKD | Jethu Lal | 318 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,971 | 9.17% | |||
| Turnout | 32,383 | 63.34% | |||
| Registered electors | 51,144 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||