Kichha assembly election result 2017
Rajesh Shukla of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Kichha in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 40,363 votes (45.73%), defeating Harish Rawat of the Indian National Congress, who polled 38,236 votes (43.32%). The winning margin was 2,127 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Shukla | Bharatiya Janata Party | 40,363 | 45.73% |
| Harish Rawat | Indian National Congress | 38,236 | 43.32% |
| Rajesh Pratap Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | 7,754 | 8.79% |
| Sanjay Singh | Samajwadi Party | 459 | 0.52% |
Turnout was 73.38%, with 88,260 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 Kichha constituency
Kichha is seat number 67 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Udham Singh Nagar district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 139,525 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Kichha now
Kichha is represented by Tilak Raj Behar of the Indian National Congress, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Kichha constituency page
- Profile of Tilak Raj Behar
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Kichha, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.