KARANPRAYAG
Assembly seat no. 6 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1980
SHIVA NAND NAUTIYAL
IND
Elections held
10
1967–1996
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1980
19,211
56.67% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)SATISH CHANDRA JOSHI
- Votes
- 5,287
- Vote share
- 15.60%
- Behind by
- 19,211
Electors
1,13,222
Total votes polled
33,897
Valid votes
33,897
NOTA votes
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Turnout
29.9%
Full result, 1980
7 candidates · 33,897 valid votes
SHIVA NAND NAUTIYALINDwon
24,498
72.3%
SATISH CHANDRA JOSHIINC(I)
5,287
15.6%
SUDAMA SINGH NEGICPI
2,613
7.7%
PUSHKAR MANI POKHARIYALINC(U)
460
1.4%
DILWAR SINGH RAWATIND
450
1.3%
VANSHIDHAR PANTIND
358
1.1%
BALWANT SINGH BHARTIIND
231
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | RAMESH POKHARIYAL ZZNISHANKZZ | BJP | 37,941 | 44.03% | SHIVA NAND NAUTIYAL | 11,002 |
| 1993 | RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK | BJP | 32,677 | 41.21% | SHIVA NAND NAUTIYAL | 230 |
| 1991 | RAMESH POKHARIYAL NISHANK | BJP | 29,913 | 42.60% | SHIVA NAND NAUTIYAL | 3,776 |
| 1989 | SHIVANAND | INC | 34,289 | 47.55% | HARISH | 5,385 |
| 1985 | SHIVA NAND NAUTIYAL | LKD | 30,311 | 51.07% | DAN SINGH RAWAT | 5,326 |
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 KARANPRAYAG assembly constituency in 1996?
RAMESH POKHARIYAL ZZNISHANKZZ (BJP) won KARANPRAYAG in 1996, by a margin of 11,002 votes.
Which party has won KARANPRAYAG the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KARANPRAYAG gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 1996.
Who has won KARANPRAYAG the most times?
SHIVA NAND NAUTIYAL, with 3 wins between 1974 and 1985.







