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Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Almora | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Ajay Tamta |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | SC |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Former MP | Pradeep Tamta |
| Assembly Constituencies | 14: Dharchula, Didihat, Pithoragarh, Gangolihat, Kapkot, Bageshwar, Dwarahat, Salt, Ranikhet, Someshwar, Almora, Jageshwar, Lohaghat and Champawat |
Almora Lok Sabha constituency is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttarakhand. This constituency came into existence in 1952, following the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. It comprises four districts namely Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat and Pithoragarh. Since 2009, this constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates.
Assembly segments[edit]
After the formation of Uttarakhand
At present, Almora Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following fourteen Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency segments of Uttarakhand:[1]
| District | Assembly constituency segments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | SC/ST | |
| Pithoragarh | |||
| 42 | Dharchula | ||
| 43 | Didihat | ||
| 44 | Pithoragarh | ||
| 45 | Gangolihat | SC | |
| Bageshwar | |||
| 46 | Kapkot | ||
| 47 | Bageshwar | SC | |
| Almora | |||
| 48 | Dwarahat | ||
| 49 | Salt | ||
| 50 | Ranikhet | ||
| 51 | Someshwar | SC | |
| 52 | Almora | ||
| 53 | Jageshwar | ||
| Champawat | |||
| 54 | Lohaghat | ||
| 55 | Champawat | ||
Before the formation of Uttarakhand
Almora Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency segments of Uttar Pradesh:
| District | Assembly constituency segments | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | SC/ST | |
| Almora | ||
| Almora | ||
| Ranikhet | ||
| Bageshwar | Bageshwar | SC |
| Pithoragarh | ||
| Didihat | ||
| Pithoragarh | ||
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1952 | Devi Datt Pant | Indian National Congress | |
| 1955 (By-election) | Badri Datt Pandey | ||
| 1957 | Hargovind Pant | ||
| 1957 (By-election) | Jang Bahadur Singh Bisht | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Narendra Singh Bisht | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1977 | Murli Manohar Joshi | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Harish Rawat | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | Jeevan Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1996 | Bachi Singh Rawat | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Pradeep Tamta | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Ajay Tamta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | |||
Election results[edit]
General Elections, 2019[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ajay Tamta | 4,44,651 | 64.03 | ||
| INC | Pradeep Tamta | 2,11,665 | 30.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 15,505 | 2.23 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,32,986 | 33.55 | |||
| Turnout | 6,99,807 | 52.31 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections, 2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ajay Tamta | 3,48,186 | 53.00 | +12.67 | |
| INC | Pradeep Tamta | 2,52,496 | 38.44 | -3.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 15,245 | 2.32 | --- | |
| Margin of victory | 95,690 | 14.56 | +12.68 | ||
| Turnout | 6,56,525 | 52.37 | +6.51 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +11.00 | |||
General Elections, 2009[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pradeep Tamta | 2,02,228 | 41.70 | ||
| BJP | Ajay Tamta | 1,95,705 | 40.36 | ||
| BSP | Bahadur Ram Dhauni | 45,143 | 9.31 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,523 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,84,920 | 45.86 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
General Elections, 2004[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bachi Singh Rawat | 2,25,742 | 44.68 | ||
| INC | Renuka Rawat | 2,15,690 | 42.69 | ||
| [[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal|Template:Uttarakhand Kranti Dal/meta/shortname]] | Kashi Singh Airy | 27,340 | 5.41 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,052 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,05,223 | 52.37 | 49.89 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Uttarakhand state: Assembly Constituencies- Corresponding Districts & Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand website. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ↑ "State wise list of MPs (Uttar Pradesh)". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ "State wise list of MPs (Uttarakhand)". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ Almora CNN IBN
- ↑ http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=303&cid=3
- ↑ http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=226&cid=3