Gangolihat is assembly constituency number 45 in Uttarakhand, in Pithoragarh district, and one of the segments of the Almora Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Fakeer Ram of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 55.6% of the vote, 10,053 votes ahead of Khajan Chandra Guddu (INC).
- 01Fakeer RamBJP32,29655.65%
- 02Khajan Chandra GudduINC22,24338.33%
- 03Hari PrasadUKKD1,0041.73%
- 04Babita ChandraAAP5540.95%
- 05RekhaBSP5350.92%
- 1 other candidate · 283 votesNOTA · 1,117 (1.92%)
Margin 10,053 votes · 17.32% of valid votes
All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 58,032 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fakeer RamMale · 58 yrs · SC | BJP | 32,296 | 55.65% |
| 2 | Khajan Chandra GudduMale · 47 yrs · SC | INC | 22,243 | 38.33% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,117 | 1.92% |
| 3 | Hari PrasadMale · 61 yrs · SC | UKKD | 1,004 | 1.73% |
| 4 | Babita ChandraFemale · 30 yrs · SC | AAP | 554 | 0.95% |
| 5 | RekhaFemale · 39 yrs · SC | BSP | 535 | 0.92% |
| 6 | Bal RamMale · 52 yrs · SC | SP | 283 | 0.49% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Gangolihat result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meena Gangola | BJP | 20,418 | 37.34% |
| 2 | Narayan Ram Arya | INC | 19,613 | 35.87% |
| 3 | Khajan Chandra | Independent | 10,763 | 19.69% |
| 4 | Dinesh Kumar | BASD | 958 | 1.75% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 865 | 1.58% |
| 5 | Sumitra Devi | Independent | 841 | 1.54% |
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| 6 | Deepak Kumar | BSP | 668 | 1.22% |
| 7 | Harish Prasad | UKKD | 550 | 1.01% |
Gangolihat result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narayanram Arya | INC | 24,648 | 50.74% |
| 2 | Geeta Thakur Gowal | BJP | 16,768 | 34.52% |
| 3 | Narayan Ram Sanguri | BSP | 3,120 | 6.42% |
| 4 | Dinesh Arya | UKDP | 1,576 | 3.24% |
| 5 | Harish Prashad | Independent | 1,186 | 2.44% |
| 6 | Jyoti Rani | LJP | 788 | 1.62% |
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| 7 | Bachi Ram Koli | UtRM | 493 | 1.01% |
Gangolihat 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 Pithoragarh district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Gangolihat is one of the assembly segments of Almora. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Almora candidates.
- Ajay TamtaBJP28,521 61.3%
- Pradeep TamtaINC15,840 34.0%
- Narayan RamBSP735 1.6%
- Kiran AryaUPP499 1.1%
- Arjun PrasadIndependent421 0.9%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 12,681 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Gangolihat.
Who won the Gangolihat assembly seat in 2022?
Fakeer Ram of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Gangolihat in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 32,296 votes, which was 55.65% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Gangolihat?
The margin was 10,053 votes (17.32% of valid votes). The runner-up was Khajan Chandra Guddu of the Indian National Congress with 22,243 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Gangolihat in 2022?
Turnout was 55.39%: 58,571 of 1,05,736 registered electors voted, across 151 polling stations. That is 0.5 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gangolihat part of?
Gangolihat 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 Gangolihat a reserved constituency?
Yes. Gangolihat 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 Gangolihat?
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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