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GANGOTRI

Assembly seat no. 3 in Uttarakhand · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 2002.

OverviewElection History
2022BJP2017BJP2012INC2007BJP2002INC
Winner, 2002
VIJAYPAL SINGH SAJWAN
INC
Elections held
5
2002–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 5
Margin, 2002
610
1.62% of valid votes

Result, 2002

Winner
INCVIJAYPAL SINGH SAJWAN
Votes
7,878
Vote share
20.91%
Margin
610
Runner-up
CPIKAMALA RAM NAUTIYAL
Votes
7,268
Vote share
19.29%
Behind by
610
Electors
63,007
Total votes polled
37,675
Valid votes
37,675
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
59.8%

Full result, 2002

14 candidates · 37,675 valid votes

2002 election →
VIJAYPAL SINGH SAJWANINCwon
7,878
20.9%
KAMALA RAM NAUTIYALCPI
7,268
19.3%
BUDHI SINGH PANWARBJP
6,822
18.1%
HARI SINGH RANAIND
6,005
15.9%
CHANDAN SINGH RANAUJP
4,082
10.8%
DEVENDRA DUTT SEMWALIND
1,081
2.9%
JAGENDRA SINGH BISTIND
948
2.5%
BUDHI BALLABH JOSHIBSP
936
2.5%
KAMLESHWARIND
646
1.7%
SHANTI PRASAD THAPLIYALIND
613
1.6%
MAHABEER SINGH CHAUHANSAP
447
1.2%
ROSHAN LALSP
393
1.0%

Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.

Past results

Most recent 5 of 5 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2022Suresh Singh ChauhanBJP29,61949.66%Vijaypal Singh Sajwan8,029
2017GOPAL SINGH RAWATBJP25,68346.15%VIJAYPAL SINGH SAJWAN9,610
2012VIJAIPAL SINGH SAJWANINC20,24640.13%GOPAL SINGH RAWAT7,023
2007GOPAL SINGH RAWATBJP24,25047.63%VIJAYPAL SINGH5,546
2002VIJAYPAL SINGH SAJWANINC7,87820.91%KAMALA RAM NAUTIYAL610

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%20%40%59%79%20022007201220172022Turnout

Winning margin

0%5%10%15%19%20022007201220172022Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the GANGOTRI assembly constituency in 2022?

Suresh Singh Chauhan (BJP) won GANGOTRI in 2022, by a margin of 8,029 votes.

Which party has won GANGOTRI the most times?

BJP, with 3 of the 5 wins recorded since 2002.

How many times has GANGOTRI gone to the polls?

5 times, from 2002 to 2022.

Who has won GANGOTRI the most times?

GOPAL SINGH RAWAT, with 2 wins between 2007 and 2017.

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