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GARHWAL

Constituency no. 2 in Uttar Pradesh · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.

Winner, 1996
SATPAL MAHARAJ
AIICT
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1996
15,020
3.62% of valid votes

Result, 1996

Winner
Votes
1,63,528
Vote share
39.37%
Margin
15,020
Runner-up
BJPBHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI
Votes
1,48,508
Vote share
35.76%
Behind by
15,020
Electors
9,71,613
Total votes polled
4,15,322
Valid votes
4,15,322
NOTA votes
Turnout
42.8%

Full result, 1996

25 candidates · 4,15,322 valid votes

1996 election →
SATPAL MAHARAJAIICTwon
1,63,528
39.4%
BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURIBJP
1,48,508
35.8%
KUNWAR SINGH NEGIINC
47,870
11.5%
RAJESHWAR PRASAD GHILDIYALBSP
12,537
3.0%
NEENA HARNALIND
8,271
2.0%
BRIJ MOHANIND
5,105
1.2%
VARUN DEVSP
5,081
1.2%
BACHAN SINGH BISTIND
3,737
0.9%
KALYAN SINGH NEGIIND
2,784
0.7%
RISHI PRASAD MATHANIIND
2,560
0.6%
KUNWARI DEVIIND
2,167
0.5%
MUKESH PANWARIND
2,145
0.5%

Showing the top 12 of 25. The full list is in the API.

Past results

Most recent 5 of 11 elections

View all 11
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1999Maj Gen. (Rtd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri(A.V.S.M.)BJP2,39,74550.77%Satpal Maharaj29,682
1998MAJ. GEN.(RTD) BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI (A.V.S.M.)BJP2,80,25855.44%SATPAL MAHARAJ1,74,947
1996SATPAL MAHARAJAIICT1,63,52839.37%BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI15,020
1991BHUWAN CHANDBJP1,73,47044.29%SATPALJI MAHARAJ25,013
1989CHANDRA MOHANJD1,64,48041.32%SATPALJI MAHARAJ1,007

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%14%29%43%58%19621967197119771980198419891991199619981999Turnout

Winning margin

0%18%36%54%72%19621967197119771980198419891991199619981999Margin

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