Salt (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)
| Salt | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Almora |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Electorate | 95,621[1] [needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Almora |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Mahesh Singh Jeena |
| Reservation | None |
| Last election | 2021 |
Salt Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.[2]
It is part of Almora district.
Member of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Surendra Singh Jeena[3] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2021 (Bye election) | Mahesh Singh Jeena | ||
Election results[edit]
2002[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ranjeet Rawat | 11988 | |||
| BJP | Mohan Diwan Singh | 8436 | |||
| Majority | 3552 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2007[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ranjeet Rawat | 15190 | |||
| Independent | Dinesh Singh | 8075 | |||
| BJP | Pramod Nainwal | 6012 | |||
| Majority | 7115 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2012[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Surendra Singh Jeena | 23956 | |||
| INC | Ranjeet Rawat | 18512 | |||
| Majority | 5444 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2017[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Surendra Singh Jeena | 21,581 | 49.17 | ||
| INC | Ganga Pancholi | 18,677 | 42.55 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 812 | 1.84 | ||
| Majority | 2,904 | 6.62 | |||
| Turnout | 44,044 | 46.01 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021 By-election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mahesh Singh Jeena | 21,874 | 52.2 | ||
| INC | Ganga Pancholi | 17,177 | 40.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 721 | 1.72 | ||
| Majority | 4,697 | 1.21 | |||
| Turnout | 42,157 | 43.39 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Constituency-wise report of electors in the final roll-2017 (as on 10.01.2017)" (PDF). ceo.uk.gov.in. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ↑ "Uttarakhand Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Election Commission of India - State Election, 2017 to the Legislative Assembly Of Uttarakhand". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
Coordinates: 29°40′N 79°10′E / 29.66°N 79.16°E