Nainital is assembly constituency number 58 in Uttarakhand, in Nainital district, and one of the segments of the Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Sarita Arya of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.2% of the vote, 7,881 votes ahead of Sanjeev Arya (INC).
- 01Sarita AryaBJP31,77052.19%
- 02Sanjeev AryaINC23,88939.24%
- 03Hem Chandra AryaAAP2,7894.58%
- 04Om Prakash (subhash Kumar)UKKD9041.48%
- 05Rajkamal SonkarBSP8301.36%
- NOTA · 695 (1.14%)
Margin 7,881 votes · 12.95% of valid votes
All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 60,877 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarita AryaFemale · 61 yrs · SC | BJP | 31,770 | 52.19% |
| 2 | Sanjeev AryaMale · 43 yrs · SC | INC | 23,889 | 39.24% |
| 3 | Hem Chandra AryaMale · 56 yrs · SC | AAP | 2,789 | 4.58% |
| 4 | Om Prakash (subhash Kumar)Male · 46 yrs · SC | UKKD | 904 | 1.48% |
| 5 | Rajkamal SonkarMale · 48 yrs · SC | BSP | 830 | 1.36% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 695 | 1.14% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Nainital result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjeev Arya | BJP | 30,036 | 49.03% |
| 2 | Sarita Arya | INC | 22,789 | 37.20% |
| 3 | Hem Chandra Arya | Independent | 5,505 | 8.99% |
| 4 | K.l Arya | Independent | 1,035 | 1.69% |
| 5 | Sunder Lal Arya | BSP | 997 | 1.63% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 899 | 1.47% |
Nainital result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarita Arya | INC | 25,563 | 49.71% |
| 2 | Hem Chandra Arya | BJP | 19,255 | 37.45% |
| 3 | Snjay Kumar Alias Sanju | BSP | 4,460 | 8.67% |
| 4 | Padma Arya | Independent | 878 | 1.71% |
| 5 | Vinod Kumar | UKDP | 763 | 1.48% |
| 6 | Devanand Alias Deva | SP | 503 | 0.98% |
Nainital 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.
Nainital 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 BhattBJP34,589 61.3%
- Prakash JoshiINC19,424 34.4%
- Akhtar AliBSP739 1.3%
- Hitesh PathakIndependent601 1.1%
- Akhalesh KumarAKBRPRVP268 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 15,165 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Nainital.
Who won the Nainital assembly seat in 2022?
Sarita Arya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Nainital in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 31,770 votes, which was 52.19% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Nainital?
The margin was 7,881 votes (12.95% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sanjeev Arya of the Indian National Congress with 23,889 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Nainital in 2022?
Turnout was 55.54%: 61,506 of 1,10,734 registered electors voted, across 164 polling stations. That is 1.4 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Nainital part of?
Nainital 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 Nainital a reserved constituency?
Yes. Nainital 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 Nainital?
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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