Lohaghat is assembly constituency number 54 in Uttarakhand, in Champawat district, and one of the segments of the Almora Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Khushal Singh Adhikari of the Indian National Congress won with 51.6% of the vote, 6,038 votes ahead of Puran Singh Fartyal (BJP).
- 01Khushal Singh AdhikariINC32,95051.65%
- 02Puran Singh FartyalBJP26,91242.18%
- 03Himesh Chandra KalkhuriyaIndependent1,2471.95%
- 04Rajesh Singh BishtAAP9081.42%
- 05Nisar KhanSP3630.57%
- 2 other candidates · 316 votesNOTA · 1,104 (1.73%)
Margin 6,038 votes · 9.46% of valid votes
All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 63,800 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khushal Singh AdhikariMale · 55 yrs | INC | 32,950 | 51.65% |
| 2 | Puran Singh FartyalMale · 55 yrs | BJP | 26,912 | 42.18% |
| 3 | Himesh Chandra KalkhuriyaMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 1,247 | 1.95% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,104 | 1.73% |
| 4 | Rajesh Singh BishtMale · 38 yrs | AAP | 908 | 1.42% |
| 5 | Nisar KhanMale · 35 yrs | SP | 363 | 0.57% |
| 6 | Prakash Singh DhamiMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 178 | 0.28% |
| 7 | Dheeraj Singh LadwalMale · 26 yrs | Independent | 138 | 0.22% |
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.
Lohaghat result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puran Singh Fartyal | BJP | 27,685 | 47.46% |
| 2 | Khushal Singh | INC | 26,851 | 46.03% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,261 | 2.16% |
| 3 | Prakash Singh | Independent | 725 | 1.24% |
| 4 | Jyoti Prakash Tamta | Independent | 724 | 1.24% |
| 5 | Devilal Sharma Alias Raju | BSP | 713 | 1.22% |
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| 6 | Rajendra Singh | Independent | 379 | 0.65% |
Lohaghat result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Puran Singh | BJP | 30,429 | 59.07% |
| 2 | Sri Mahendra Singh Mahra | INC | 18,894 | 36.68% |
| 3 | Sri Govind Pandey | BSP | 2,187 | 4.25% |
Lohaghat 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 Champawat district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Lohaghat is one of the assembly segments of Almora. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Almora candidates.
- Ajay TamtaBJP36,206 73.7%
- Pradeep TamtaINC10,892 22.2%
- Narayan RamBSP796 1.6%
- Arjun PrasadIndependent381 0.8%
- Kiran AryaUPP332 0.7%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 25,314 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Lohaghat.
Who won the Lohaghat assembly seat in 2022?
Khushal Singh Adhikari of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Lohaghat in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 32,950 votes, which was 51.65% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Lohaghat?
The margin was 6,038 votes (9.46% of valid votes). The runner-up was Puran Singh Fartyal of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 26,912 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Lohaghat in 2022?
Turnout was 58.97%: 64,242 of 1,08,949 registered electors voted, across 182 polling stations. That is 1.9 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Lohaghat part of?
Lohaghat 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 Lohaghat a reserved constituency?
No. Lohaghat is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Lohaghat?
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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