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, 1980
GOBARDHAN
INC(I)
Elections held
11
1962–1996
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1980
2,881
5.82% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
BJPSHOBAN SINGH JINA
- Votes
- 20,004
- Vote share
- 40.42%
- Behind by
- 2,881
Electors
1,33,380
Total votes polled
49,494
Valid votes
49,494
NOTA votes
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Turnout
37.1%
Full result, 1980
7 candidates · 49,494 valid votes
GOBARDHANINC(I)won
22,885
46.2%
SHOBAN SINGH JINABJP
20,004
40.4%
VIPIN CHANDRAIND
4,116
8.3%
SHANKAR LALIND
1,051
2.1%
ELIZABETH WHEELERIND
575
1.2%
BHAWANI DAS SAHIND
468
0.9%
D.D. PANDEYIND
395
0.8%
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.
