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Assembly constituency 4 · Uttarakhand

Badrinath is assembly constituency number 4 in Uttarakhand, in Chamoli district, and one of the segments of the Garhwal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Rajendra Singh Bhandari of the Indian National Congress won with 47.9% of the vote, 2,066 votes ahead of Mahendra Bhatt (BJP). A bye-election on 10 Jul 2024 was won by Lakhapat Singh Butola (INC), the current MLA.

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Badrinath · 2022AC 4
  1. 01
    Rajendra Singh Bhandari
    INC
    32,661
    47.88%
  2. 02
    Mahendra Bhatt
    BJP
    30,595
    44.85%
  3. 03
    Bhagwati Prasad Mandoli
    AAP
    871
    1.28%
  4. 04
    Vinod Joshi
    CPI
    798
    1.17%
  5. 05
    Mukesh Lal Koshwal
    BSP
    552
    0.81%
  6. 6 other candidates · 1,881 votesNOTA · 853 (1.25%)

Margin 2,066 votes · 3.03% of valid votes

1,04,795
Registered electors
2022 election
65.7%
Turnout
+2.8 pts vs 2017
2,066
Victory margin
3.0% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 68,211 valid votes, NOTA included.

Badrinath 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajendra Singh BhandariMale · 57 yrsINC32,661
47.88%
2Mahendra BhattMale · 50 yrsBJP30,595
44.85%
3Bhagwati Prasad MandoliMale · 32 yrsAAP871
1.28%
—NOTANOTA853
1.25%
4Vinod JoshiMale · 39 yrsCPI798
1.17%
5Mukesh Lal KoshwalMale · 68 yrs · STBSP552
0.81%
6Shailendra Prakash SinghMale · 36 yrsIndependent481
0.71%
7Pushkar Lal BaichhwalMale · 61 yrs · SCPPID397
0.58%
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8Beeru SajwanMale · 37 yrsUKKD343
0.50%
9Dheerendra Pal SinghMale · 31 yrsIndependent280
0.41%
10Mukund SinghMale · 54 yrs · STIndependent210
0.31%
11Sunil CheMale · 43 yrsIndependent170
0.25%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, INC in 2022.

0%10%20%30%40%50%201220172022INC 47.9%BJP 44.9%AAP 1.3%CPI 1.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024 byeLakhapat Singh ButolaINC · 51.9% · margin 5,224Turnout51.9%
2022Rajendra Singh BhandariINC · 47.9% · margin 2,066Turnout65.7%
2017Mahendra BhattBJP · 46.8% · margin 5,634Turnout62.8%
2012Rajendra Singh BhandriINC · 39.1% · margin 10,201Turnout64.4%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Badrinath bye-election, 10 Jul 2024

Turnout 51.9% · 54,308 of 1,04,711 electors voted

Badrinath bye-election 2024-07-10 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lakhapat Singh ButolaINC28,161
51.93%
2Rajendra Singh BhandariBJP22,937
42.30%
3Naval Kishor KhaliIndependent1,813
3.34%
—NOTANOTA823
1.52%
4Himmat Singh NegiSaSP494
0.91%

Badrinath result 2017

Badrinath 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mahendra BhattBJP29,676
46.80%
2Rajendra Singh BhandariINC24,042
37.92%
3Bharat Singh KunwarCPI2,380
3.75%
4Vinod FoniaIndependent2,370
3.74%
5Mukesh Lal KoshwalBSP1,652
2.61%
6Aruna DanwashiIndependent916
1.44%
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7Keerat Singh BhandariSP859
1.35%
—NOTANOTA691
1.09%
8Devendra Singh NegiUKKD487
0.77%
9Laxmi Prasad SatiIndependent335
0.53%

Badrinath result 2012

Badrinath 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajendra Singh BhandriINC21,492
39.08%
2Prem Ballabh BhattBJP11,291
20.53%
3Kedar Singh FoniaUtRM7,511
13.66%
4Nandan Singh BishtIndependent5,803
10.55%
5Anand SinghCPI4,681
8.51%
6Sabar SinghBSP1,671
3.04%
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7Pankaj VyasIndependent1,267
2.30%
8Mohan Lal BhartiLJP699
1.27%
9Alok MeherwalSP579
1.05%
Map

Badrinath outlined in orange among the other Uttarakhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Chamoli district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Badrinath is one of the assembly segments of Garhwal. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Garhwal candidates.

  • Anil BaluniBJP31,854 55.7%
  • Ganesh GodiyalINC23,600 41.3%
  • Sonu KumarIndependent351 0.6%
  • Dheer SinghBSP307 0.5%
  • Ashutosh SinghUKKD231 0.4%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 8,254 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Badrinath.

Who won the Badrinath assembly seat in 2022?

Rajendra Singh Bhandari of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Badrinath in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 32,661 votes, which was 47.88% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Badrinath?

The margin was 2,066 votes (3.03% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mahendra Bhatt of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 30,595 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Badrinath in 2022?

Turnout was 65.67%: 68,818 of 1,04,795 registered electors voted, across 201 polling stations. That is 2.8 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Badrinath part of?

Badrinath is an assembly segment of the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency in Uttarakhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Anil Baluni got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Badrinath had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 10 Jul 2024, Lakhapat Singh Butola (Indian National Congress) won by 5,224 votes.

Is Badrinath a reserved constituency?

No. Badrinath is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Badrinath?

The Uttarakhand assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Uttarakhand assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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