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Assembly constituency 51 · Uttarakhand · SC

Someshwar is assembly constituency number 51 in Uttarakhand, in Almora district, and one of the segments of the Almora Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Rekha Arya of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.1% of the vote, 5,293 votes ahead of Rajendra Barakoti (INC).

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Someshwar · 2022AC 51
  1. 01
    Rekha Arya
    BJP
    26,161
    52.09%
  2. 02
    Rajendra Barakoti
    INC
    20,868
    41.55%
  3. 03
    Madhubala
    Independent
    735
    1.46%
  4. 04
    Harish Chandra
    AAP
    588
    1.17%
  5. 05
    Kiran Arya
    UPP
    426
    0.85%
  6. 3 other candidates · 440 votesNOTA · 1,007 (2.00%)

Margin 5,293 votes · 10.54% of valid votes

88,690
Registered electors
2022 election
57.1%
Turnout
+3.2 pts vs 2017
5,293
Victory margin
10.5% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 50,225 valid votes, NOTA included.

Someshwar 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rekha AryaFemale · 43 yrs · SCBJP26,161
52.09%
2Rajendra BarakotiMale · 57 yrs · SCINC20,868
41.55%
—NOTANOTA1,007
2.00%
3MadhubalaFemale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent735
1.46%
4Harish ChandraMale · 51 yrs · SCAAP588
1.17%
5Kiran AryaFemale · 33 yrs · SCUPP426
0.85%
6Govind LalMale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent195
0.39%
7Dinesh ChandraMale · 38 yrs · SCPPID155
0.31%
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8Balwant AryaMale · 49 yrs · SCSP90
0.18%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%201220172022BJP 52.1%INC 41.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Rekha AryaBJP · 52.1% · margin 5,293Turnout57.1%
2017Rekha AryaBJP · 47.5% · margin 710Turnout53.9%
2014 byeRekha AryaINC · 60.1% · margin 10,045Turnout47.3%
2012Ajay TamtaBJP · 39.6% · margin 2,691Turnout58.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Someshwar bye-election, 21 Jul 2014

Turnout 47.3% · 38,659 of 81,764 electors voted

Someshwar bye-election 2014-07-21 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rekha AryaINC23,241
60.14%
2Mohan Ram AryaBJP13,196
34.15%
3Pream Ram AryaUPP814
2.11%
—NOTANOTA630
1.63%
4Parveen KumarND411
1.06%
5Puran KumarND351
0.91%

Someshwar result 2017

Someshwar 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rekha AryaBJP21,780
47.47%
2Rajendra BarakotiINC21,070
45.92%
—NOTANOTA1,089
2.37%
3Pradeep Kumar AryaIndependent841
1.83%
4Himanshu KohliBSP622
1.36%
5Puran ChandraIndependent263
0.57%
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6Chandra Prakash AryaIndependent218
0.48%

Someshwar result 2012

Someshwar 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ajay TamtaBJP17,288
39.64%
2Rekha AryaIndependent14,597
33.47%
3Rajendra BarakotiINC9,716
22.28%
4Smt. Shudha NandBSP1,120
2.57%
5(captain) Amar RamSaSP888
2.04%
Map

Someshwar 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 Almora district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPINCBSPAAPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Someshwar is one of the assembly segments of Almora. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Almora candidates.

  • Ajay TamtaBJP24,664 58.3%
  • Pradeep TamtaINC15,413 36.4%
  • Narayan RamBSP757 1.8%
  • Kiran AryaUPP544 1.3%
  • Arjun PrasadIndependent353 0.8%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 9,251 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Someshwar assembly seat in 2022?

Rekha Arya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Someshwar in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 26,161 votes, which was 52.09% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Someshwar?

The margin was 5,293 votes (10.54% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajendra Barakoti of the Indian National Congress with 20,868 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Someshwar in 2022?

Turnout was 57.10%: 50,640 of 88,690 registered electors voted, across 145 polling stations. That is 3.2 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Someshwar part of?

Someshwar 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.

Has Someshwar had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 21 Jul 2014, Rekha Arya (Indian National Congress) won by 10,045 votes.

Is Someshwar a reserved constituency?

Yes. Someshwar 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 Someshwar?

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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