Didihat Assembly constituency

Didihat
Constituency No. 43 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
LS constituency	Almora
Total electors	82,849[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Bishan Singh Chuphal
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Didihat Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.[2]

It is part of Pithoragarh district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1967	Gopal.D.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
Major boundary changes
1996	Bishan Singh Chuphal		Bharatiya Janata Party
2002
2007
2012
2017
2022

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Didihat[3]

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
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

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Didihat[4]

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

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Didihat[5]

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
	Uttarakhand Parivartan Party	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

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Didihat[6]

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

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Didihat[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bishan Singh Chuphal	13,104	39.32%	New
	UKD	Ghanshyam Joshi	8,609	25.83%	New
	INC	Ramesh Chandra Kapri	7,655	22.97%	New
	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%
Turnout			33,330	52.53%
Registered electors			63,644
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
• Pithoragarh district

References

1. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Election - 2022 - AC wise Voter Turnout" (PDF). ceo.uk.gov.in. 1 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
2. "Uttarakhand Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
3. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
4. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
5. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

External links

• "Record of all Uttarakhand Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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