Bajpur assembly election result 2017
Yashpal Arya of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Bajpur in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 54,965 votes (52.73%), defeating Suneeta Tamta of the Indian National Congress, who polled 42,329 votes (40.61%). The winning margin was 12,636 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yashpal Arya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 54,965 | 52.73% |
| Suneeta Tamta | Indian National Congress | 42,329 | 40.61% |
| Ramavatar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 4,511 | 4.33% |
| Manisha | Samajwadi Party | 651 | 0.62% |
Turnout was 76.54%, with 104,237 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 Bajpur constituency
Bajpur is seat number 64 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Udham Singh Nagar district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. It is part of the Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 151,666 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Bajpur now
Bajpur is represented by Yashpal Arya of the Indian National Congress, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Bajpur constituency page
- Profile of Yashpal Arya
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Bajpur, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.