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Assembly constituency 60 · Uttarakhand

Kaladhungi is assembly constituency number 60 in Uttarakhand, in Nainital district, and one of the segments of the Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Banshidhar Bhagat of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 57.3% of the vote, 23,931 votes ahead of Mahesh Chandra (INC).

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Kaladhungi · 2022AC 60
  1. 01
    Banshidhar Bhagat
    BJP
    67,847
    57.34%
  2. 02
    Mahesh Chandra
    INC
    43,916
    37.12%
  3. 03
    Manju Tiwari
    AAP
    1,825
    1.54%
  4. 04
    Sunder Lal Arya
    BSP
    1,434
    1.21%
  5. 05
    Suman Lata
    Independent
    473
    0.40%
  6. 6 other candidates · 1,385 votesNOTA · 1,436 (1.21%)

Margin 23,931 votes · 20.23% of valid votes

1,73,201
Registered electors
2022 election
68.5%
Turnout
-0.3 pts vs 2017
23,931
Victory margin
20.2% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,18,316 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kaladhungi 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Banshidhar BhagatMale · 70 yrsBJP67,847
57.34%
2Mahesh ChandraMale · 62 yrsINC43,916
37.12%
3Manju TiwariFemale · 57 yrsAAP1,825
1.54%
—NOTANOTA1,436
1.21%
4Sunder Lal AryaMale · 47 yrs · SCBSP1,434
1.21%
5Suman LataFemale · 34 yrsIndependent473
0.40%
6Bhagwan SinghMale · 52 yrsIndependent386
0.33%
7Mohan KandpalMale · 44 yrsUKKD360
0.30%
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8Jagat Singh RawatMale · 67 yrsIndependent263
0.22%
9Prakash ChandraMale · 51 yrsUPP152
0.13%
10Rajendra Kumar WaliyaMale · 63 yrsSP127
0.11%
11Chandra Shekhar TewariMale · 53 yrsIndependent97
0.08%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%201220172022BJP 57.3%INC 37.1%AAP 1.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Banshidhar BhagatBJP · 57.3% · margin 23,931Turnout68.5%
2017Bansidhar BhagatBJP · 44.9% · margin 20,597Turnout68.8%
2012Banshidhar BhagatBJP · 28.9% · margin 2,370Turnout69.5%

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

Kaladhungi result 2017

Kaladhungi 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bansidhar BhagatBJP45,704
44.90%
2Prakash JoshiINC25,107
24.66%
3Mahesh ChandraIndependent20,214
19.86%
4Harendra Singh DarmwalIndependent4,294
4.22%
5Varun Pratap Singh BhakuniBSP2,384
2.34%
—NOTANOTA1,119
1.10%
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6Mahendra Kumar ChaudharyIndependent1,097
1.08%
7Dr. Suresh DalakotiUKKD889
0.87%
8Surendra Singh NigaltiyaUPP625
0.61%
9Suman LataIndependent367
0.36%

Kaladhungi result 2012

Kaladhungi 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Banshidhar BhagatBJP22,744
28.89%
2Prakash JoshiINC20,374
25.88%
3Mahesh SharmaIndependent11,809
15.00%
4Diwan SinghBSP9,636
12.24%
5Bhoopendra Singh "bhaiIndependent8,925
11.34%
6Narayan Singh JantawalUKDP2,843
3.61%
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7Veer SinghIndependent746
0.95%
8Surendra Singh NigaltiyaUtRM625
0.79%
9Janardan PantIndependent395
0.50%
10Umesh SharmaSP371
0.47%
11FidhaurrehmanTMC261
0.33%
Map

Kaladhungi 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 Nainital 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

Kaladhungi is one of the assembly segments of Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar candidates.

  • Ajay BhattBJP81,241 74.9%
  • Prakash JoshiINC24,830 22.9%
  • Akhtar AliBSP908 0.8%
  • Hitesh PathakIndependent340 0.3%
  • Akhalesh KumarAKBRPRVP300 0.3%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 56,411 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Kaladhungi assembly seat in 2022?

Banshidhar Bhagat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kaladhungi in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 67,847 votes, which was 57.34% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kaladhungi?

The margin was 23,931 votes (20.23% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mahesh Chandra of the Indian National Congress with 43,916 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kaladhungi in 2022?

Turnout was 68.53%: 1,18,700 of 1,73,201 registered electors voted, across 218 polling stations. That is 0.3 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kaladhungi part of?

Kaladhungi is an assembly segment of the Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar Lok Sabha constituency in Uttarakhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ajay Bhatt got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kaladhungi a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kaladhungi?

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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