ALMORA
Assembly seat no. 10 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Uttar Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called ALMORA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1996
RAGHUNATH SINGH CHAUHAN
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–1996
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1996
16,729
20.09% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCGOVIND SINGH KUNJWAL
- Votes
- 25,010
- Vote share
- 30.03%
- Behind by
- 16,729
Electors
2,00,458
Total votes polled
83,289
Valid votes
83,289
NOTA votes
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Turnout
41.5%
Full result, 1996
8 candidates · 83,289 valid votes
RAGHUNATH SINGH CHAUHANBJPwon
41,739
50.1%
GOVIND SINGH KUNJWALINC
25,010
30.0%
BIPIN CHANDRA TRIPATHIUKKD
8,062
9.7%
NARAYAN SINGH BHAKUNIAIICT
5,819
7.0%
CHANDRA SEKHAR BHATTCPI(ML)(L)
947
1.1%
HARBANS BHARTIIND
716
0.9%
YASWANT SINGHIND
674
0.8%
NITYANAND JOSHIIND
322
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | RAGHUNATH SINGH CHAUHAN | BJP | 41,739 | 50.11% | GOVIND SINGH KUNJWAL | 16,729 |
| 1993 | GOVIND SINGH KUNJWAL | INC | 33,850 | 43.05% | PURAN CHANDRA SHARMA | 6,490 |
| 1991 | PURAN CHANDRA SHARMA | BJP | 30,745 | 42.74% | SARASWATI TIWARI | 6,896 |
| 1989 | SARASWATI TIWARI | INC | 29,701 | 38.96% | VIPIN CHANDRA TRIPATHI | 10,998 |
| 1985 | SARASWATI DEVI | INC | 24,664 | 48.54% | BALAM SINGH JANOTI | 8,393 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the ALMORA assembly constituency in 1996?
RAGHUNATH SINGH CHAUHAN (BJP) won ALMORA in 1996, by a margin of 16,729 votes.
Which party has won ALMORA the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has ALMORA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1996.
Who has won ALMORA the most times?
RAGHUNATH SINGH CHAUHAN, with 1 win between 1996 and 1996.
