UTTARKASHI
Assembly seat no. 1 in Uttar Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
GYAN CHAND
BJP
Elections held
8
1962–1996
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 8
Margin, 1996
32,155
34.12% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INDBARFIYA LAL JUWANTHA
- Votes
- 16,707
- Vote share
- 17.73%
- Behind by
- 32,155
Electors
2,01,928
Total votes polled
94,249
Valid votes
94,249
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.7%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 94,249 valid votes
GYAN CHANDBJPwon
48,862
51.8%
BARFIYA LAL JUWANTHAIND
16,707
17.7%
NATHI LAL SHAHAIICT
12,242
13.0%
TRIBHUVAN SINGHINC
11,821
12.5%
JAI PRAKASH UTTARAKHANDIUKKD
3,175
3.4%
OM SINGH KAPOORBHJS
950
1.0%
JETHU LALIND
492
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | GYAN CHAND | BJP | 48,862 | 51.84% | BARFIYA LAL JUWANTHA | 32,155 |
| 1993 | BARFIYA LAL JUWANTHA | SP | 31,658 | 32.29% | KUNDAN LAL | 3,321 |
| 1991 | GYAN CHAND | BJP | 30,707 | 40.36% | NATHI LAL SHAH | 11,508 |
| 1989 | BARFIYA LAL JUNWANTHA | JD | 38,906 | 47.70% | BALDEO SINGH ARYA | 11,830 |
| 1985 | BALDEO SINGH ARYA | INC | 30,030 | 55.29% | GAYAN CHAND | 20,000 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
