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Assembly constituency 3 · Uttarakhand

Gangotri is assembly constituency number 3 in Uttarakhand, in Uttarkashi district, and one of the segments of the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Suresh Singh Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.7% of the vote, 8,029 votes ahead of Vijaypal Singh Sajwan (INC).

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Gangotri · 2022AC 3
  1. 01
    Suresh Singh Chauhan
    BJP
    29,619
    49.66%
  2. 02
    Vijaypal Singh Sajwan
    INC
    21,590
    36.20%
  3. 03
    Ajay Kothyal (colonel Retd) Kc,sc,vsm
    AAP
    6,161
    10.33%
  4. 04
    Navneet Uniyal
    Independent
    476
    0.80%
  5. 05
    Budhi Lal
    BSP
    394
    0.66%
  6. 4 other candidates · 1,168 votesNOTA · 241 (0.40%)

Margin 8,029 votes · 13.46% of valid votes

88,403
Registered electors
2022 election
68.2%
Turnout
+0.2 pts vs 2017
8,029
Victory margin
13.5% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 59,649 valid votes, NOTA included.

Gangotri 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Suresh Singh ChauhanMale · 54 yrsBJP29,619
49.66%
2Vijaypal Singh SajwanMale · 63 yrsINC21,590
36.20%
3Ajay Kothyal (colonel Retd) Kc,sc,vsmMale · 52 yrsAAP6,161
10.33%
4Navneet UniyalMale · 36 yrsIndependent476
0.80%
5Budhi LalMale · 56 yrs · SCBSP394
0.66%
6Mahavir PrasadMale · 61 yrsCPI372
0.62%
7Jasveer SinghMale · 27 yrsUKKD351
0.59%
8Babu Lal GhoghiyalMale · 66 yrs · SCJMBP271
0.45%
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—NOTANOTA241
0.40%
9Vijay BahugunaMale · 33 yrsSP174
0.29%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%10%20%30%40%50%201220172022BJP 49.7%INC 36.2%AAP 10.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Suresh Singh ChauhanBJP · 49.7% · margin 8,029Turnout68.2%
2017Gopal Singh RawatBJP · 46.1% · margin 9,610Turnout68.0%
2012Vijaipal Singh SajwanINC · 40.1% · margin 7,023Turnout70.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Gangotri result 2017

Gangotri 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gopal Singh RawatBJP25,683
46.15%
2Vijaypal Singh SajwanINC16,073
28.88%
3Suratram NautiyalIndependent9,491
17.05%
4Bhupendra SinghIndependent1,526
2.74%
—NOTANOTA937
1.68%
5Vijaypal TanganiBSP576
1.03%
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6Mahaveer PrasadCPI553
0.99%
7Rajbeer Singh ParmarRJSD412
0.74%
8Ratan Lal VermaIndependent213
0.38%
9Vishnupal Singh RawatUKKD192
0.34%

Gangotri result 2012

Gangotri 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vijaipal Singh SajwanINC20,246
40.13%
2Gopal Singh RawatBJP13,223
26.21%
3Suresh SinghIndependent6,436
12.76%
4Kishan SinghIndependent5,595
11.09%
5Hari ShankarIndependent1,417
2.81%
6Dinesh NautiyalCPI1,356
2.69%
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7Hukam SinghBSP1,080
2.14%
8Bhagwati Prasad BahugunaUKDP584
1.16%
9RavindraUPP287
0.57%
10NarayaniLJP222
0.44%
Map

Gangotri 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 Uttarkashi 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

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

  • Mala Rajya Lakshmi ShahBJP20,513 43.3%
  • Boby PanwarIndependent19,131 40.4%
  • Jot Singh GunsolaINC4,548 9.6%
  • Navneet Singh Gosainraup1,155 2.4%
  • NemchandBSP452 1.0%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 1,382 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Gangotri assembly seat in 2022?

Suresh Singh Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Gangotri in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 29,619 votes, which was 49.66% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Gangotri?

The margin was 8,029 votes (13.46% of valid votes). The runner-up was Vijaypal Singh Sajwan of the Indian National Congress with 21,590 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Gangotri in 2022?

Turnout was 68.15%: 60,250 of 88,403 registered electors voted, across 179 polling stations. That is 0.2 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gangotri part of?

Gangotri is an assembly segment of the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency in Uttarakhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Gangotri a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Gangotri?

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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