Salt assembly election result 2017
Surendra Singh Jeena of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Salt in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 21,581 votes (49.00%), defeating Ganga Pancholi of the Indian National Congress, who polled 18,677 votes (42.41%). The winning margin was 2,904 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surendra Singh Jeena | Bharatiya Janata Party | 21,581 | 49.00% |
| Ganga Pancholi | Indian National Congress | 18,677 | 42.41% |
| Bhuvan Joshi | Independent politician | 669 | 1.52% |
| Adv. Bhole Shankar Arya | Bahujan Samaj Party | 664 | 1.51% |
| Ganga Devi | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (Democratic) | 459 | 1.04% |
Turnout was 46.01%, with 44,044 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 Salt constituency
Salt is seat number 49 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Almora district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Almora Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 97,035 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Salt now
Salt is represented by Mahesh Jeena of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Salt constituency page
- Profile of Mahesh Jeena
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Salt, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.