Bageshwar is assembly constituency number 47 in Uttarakhand, in Bageshwar district, and one of the segments of the Almora Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Chandan Ram Dass of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 43.1% of the vote, 12,141 votes ahead of Ranjeet Das (INC). A bye-election on 5 Sept 2023 was won by Parwati Dass (BJP), the current MLA.
- 01Chandan Ram DassBJP32,21143.14%
- 02Ranjeet DasINC20,07026.88%
- 03Basant KumarAAP16,10921.57%
- 04Bharav Nath TamtaIndependent1,8772.51%
- 05BalkrishnaIndependent1,5122.02%
- 3 other candidates · 2,028 votesNOTA · 864 (1.16%)
Margin 12,141 votes · 16.26% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 74,671 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandan Ram DassMale · 63 yrs · SC | BJP | 32,211 | 43.14% |
| 2 | Ranjeet DasMale · 52 yrs · SC | INC | 20,070 | 26.88% |
| 3 | Basant KumarMale · 45 yrs · SC | AAP | 16,109 | 21.57% |
| 4 | Bharav Nath TamtaMale · 59 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,877 | 2.51% |
| 5 | BalkrishnaMale · 48 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,512 | 2.02% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 864 | 1.16% |
| 6 | Dinesh RamMale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 798 | 1.07% |
| 7 | Om PrakashMale · 66 yrs · SC | BSP | 722 | 0.97% |
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| 8 | Laxmi DeviFemale · 30 yrs · SC | SP | 508 | 0.68% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Bageshwar bye-election, 5 Sept 2023
Turnout 55.9% · 67,289 of 1,20,471 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parwati Dass | BJP | 33,247 | 49.54% |
| 2 | Basant Kumar | INC | 30,842 | 45.96% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,257 | 1.87% |
| 3 | Arjun Kumar Dev | UKKD | 857 | 1.28% |
| 4 | Bhagawati Prasad | SP | 637 | 0.95% |
| 5 | Bhagwat Kohli | UPP | 268 | 0.40% |
Bageshwar result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandan Ram Dass | BJP | 33,792 | 50.08% |
| 2 | Balkrishan | INC | 19,225 | 28.49% |
| 3 | Basant Kumar | BSP | 11,038 | 16.36% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,541 | 2.28% |
| 4 | Jeevan Lal | UKKD | 1,207 | 1.79% |
| 5 | Bachi Lal | Independent | 676 | 1.00% |
Bageshwar result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandan Ram Dass | BJP | 23,396 | 38.91% |
| 2 | Ram Prasad Tamta | INC | 21,485 | 35.73% |
| 3 | Bahadur Ram Dhauni | BSP | 9,877 | 16.43% |
| 4 | Kamaljeet Narayan Das | UKDP | 1,883 | 3.13% |
| 5 | Jagdish Prasad Tamta | SaSP | 1,212 | 2.02% |
| 6 | Deep Chandra Arya | Independent | 996 | 1.66% |
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| 7 | Deep Chandra | Independent | 738 | 1.23% |
| 8 | Hari Ram Shastry | SP | 544 | 0.90% |
Bageshwar 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 Bageshwar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Bageshwar is one of the assembly segments of Almora. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Almora candidates.
- Ajay TamtaBJP41,056 64.9%
- Pradeep TamtaINC19,777 31.2%
- Narayan RamBSP966 1.5%
- Kiran AryaUPP576 0.9%
- Arjun PrasadIndependent392 0.6%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 21,279 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bageshwar.
Who won the Bageshwar assembly seat in 2022?
Chandan Ram Dass of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Bageshwar in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 32,211 votes, which was 43.14% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Bageshwar?
The margin was 12,141 votes (16.26% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ranjeet Das of the Indian National Congress with 20,070 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Bageshwar in 2022?
Turnout was 62.25%: 75,028 of 1,20,524 registered electors voted, across 188 polling stations. That is 2.1 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bageshwar part of?
Bageshwar is an assembly segment of the Almora Lok Sabha constituency in Uttarakhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ajay Tamta got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Bageshwar had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 5 Sept 2023, Parwati Dass (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 2,405 votes.
Is Bageshwar a reserved constituency?
Yes. Bageshwar is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Bageshwar?
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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- Gram panchayat list, UttarakhandBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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