Dwarahat is assembly constituency number 48 in Uttarakhand, in Almora district, and one of the segments of the Almora Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Madan Singh Bisht of the Indian National Congress won with 36.2% of the vote, 182 votes ahead of Anil Singh Shahi (BJP).
- 01Madan Singh BishtINC17,76636.19%
- 02Anil Singh ShahiBJP17,58435.82%
- 03Pushpesh TripathiUKKD9,80419.97%
- 04Bhupal Singh Alias Pappu BhandariIndependent1,1382.32%
- 05Prakash ChandraAAP5061.03%
- 5 other candidates · 1,507 votesNOTA · 791 (1.61%)
Margin 182 votes · 0.37% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 49,096 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madan Singh BishtMale · 59 yrs | INC | 17,766 | 36.19% |
| 2 | Anil Singh ShahiMale · 39 yrs | BJP | 17,584 | 35.82% |
| 3 | Pushpesh TripathiMale · 42 yrs | UKKD | 9,804 | 19.97% |
| 4 | Bhupal Singh Alias Pappu BhandariMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 1,138 | 2.32% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 791 | 1.61% |
| 5 | Prakash ChandraMale · 65 yrs | AAP | 506 | 1.03% |
| 6 | Dr. Pramod KumarMale · 46 yrs · SC | PPID | 427 | 0.87% |
| 7 | Anand BallabhMale · 55 yrs | BSP | 354 | 0.72% |
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| 8 | Ganesh ChandraMale · 43 yrs | SP | 340 | 0.69% |
| 9 | Naveen Chandra JoshiMale · 71 yrs | Independent | 207 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Rajendra SinghMale · 55 yrs | Independent | 179 | 0.36% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, INC in 2022.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Dwarahat result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahesh Singh Negi | BJP | 20,221 | 43.21% |
| 2 | Madan Singh Bisht | INC | 13,628 | 29.12% |
| 3 | Pushpesh Tripathi | UKKD | 6,581 | 14.06% |
| 4 | Kuber Singh Kathayat | Independent | 2,126 | 4.54% |
| 5 | Bhupal Singh Alias Pappu Bhandari | Independent | 1,196 | 2.56% |
| 6 | Girish Chaudhary | BSP | 830 | 1.77% |
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| 7 | Nandan Giri | Independent | 776 | 1.66% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 597 | 1.28% |
| 8 | Kundan Singh Rawat | BKLJP | 503 | 1.07% |
| 9 | Jay Prakash Kandpal | Independent | 342 | 0.73% |
Dwarahat result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madan Singh Bisht | INC | 14,798 | 33.96% |
| 2 | Pushpesh Tripathi | UKDP | 11,472 | 26.33% |
| 3 | Narendra Singh | BJP | 11,096 | 25.46% |
| 4 | Pramod Kumar | BSP | 2,004 | 4.60% |
| 5 | Rajendra Singh | Independent | 1,152 | 2.64% |
| 6 | P.c.tewari | UPP | 1,066 | 2.45% |
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| 7 | Birendra Singh Bajetha | Independent | 675 | 1.55% |
| 8 | Devi Dutt Joshi | Independent | 458 | 1.05% |
| 9 | Pawan Chandra Pandey | Independent | 430 | 0.99% |
| 10 | Vipin Chandra | UtRM | 425 | 0.98% |
Dwarahat 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 Almora district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Dwarahat is one of the assembly segments of Almora. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Almora candidates.
- Ajay TamtaBJP28,463 69.5%
- Pradeep TamtaINC10,312 25.2%
- Narayan RamBSP673 1.6%
- Kiran AryaUPP432 1.1%
- Arjun PrasadIndependent297 0.7%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 18,151 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dwarahat.
Who won the Dwarahat assembly seat in 2022?
Madan Singh Bisht of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Dwarahat in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 17,766 votes, which was 36.19% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Dwarahat?
The margin was 182 votes (0.37% of valid votes). The runner-up was Anil Singh Shahi of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 17,584 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dwarahat in 2022?
Turnout was 53.25%: 50,081 of 94,056 registered electors voted, across 149 polling stations. That is 1.4 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dwarahat part of?
Dwarahat 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.
Is Dwarahat a reserved constituency?
No. Dwarahat is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Dwarahat?
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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