Champawat assembly election result 2017
Kailash Chandra Gahtori of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Champawat in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 36,601 votes (62.06%), defeating Hemesh Kharkwal of the Indian National Congress, who polled 19,241 votes (32.62%). The winning margin was 17,360 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kailash Chandra Gahtori | Bharatiya Janata Party | 36,601 | 62.06% |
| Hemesh Kharkwal | Indian National Congress | 19,241 | 32.62% |
| Trilok Chand Sorari | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | 939 | 1.59% |
| Dinesh Chandra | Bahujan Samaj Party | 928 | 1.57% |
Turnout was 66.43%, with 58,979 votes cast.
Uttarakhand voted on 15 February 2017 in 69 of its 70 seats (Karnaprayag polled later), and the votes were counted on 11 March 2017. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 57 of the 70 seats, and Trivendra Singh Rawat became Chief Minister.
About the Champawat constituency
Champawat is seat number 55 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Champawat district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Almora Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 96,016 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Champawat now
Champawat is represented by Pushkar Singh Dhami of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected at the 2022 bye-election. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Champawat constituency page
- Profile of Pushkar Singh Dhami
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Champawat, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.