Gangolihat assembly election result 2017
Meena Gangola of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Gangolihat in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 20,418 votes (37.06%), defeating Narayan Ram Arya of the Indian National Congress, who polled 19,613 votes (35.60%). The winning margin was 805 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meena Gangola | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20,418 | 37.06% |
| Narayan Ram Arya | Indian National Congress | 19,613 | 35.60% |
| Khajan Chandra Guddu | Independent politician | 10,763 | 19.54% |
| Dinesh Kumar | Bahujan Sangharshh Dal | 958 | 1.74% |
| Sumitra Devi | Independent politician | 841 | 1.53% |
Turnout was 54.92%, with 55,092 votes cast. 7 candidates contested the seat; the table shows the leading 5.
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 Gangolihat constituency
Gangolihat is seat number 45 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Pithoragarh district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. It is part of the Almora Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 102,791 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Gangolihat now
Gangolihat is represented by Fakir Ram Tamta of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Gangolihat constituency page
- Profile of Fakir Ram Tamta
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Gangolihat, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.