Ramnagar assembly election result 2017
Diwan Singh Bisht of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Ramnagar in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 35,839 votes (46.21%), defeating Ranjeet Rawat of the Indian National Congress, who polled 27,228 votes (35.10%). The winning margin was 8,611 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diwan Singh Bisht | Bharatiya Janata Party | 35,839 | 46.21% |
| Ranjeet Rawat | Indian National Congress | 27,228 | 35.10% |
| Rajeev Agarwal | Bahujan Samaj Party | 10,766 | 13.88% |
| Prabhat Dhyani | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | 1,229 | 1.58% |
| Dhaneshwari Ghildiyal | Independent politician | 397 | 0.51% |
Turnout was 71.22%, with 77,563 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 Ramnagar constituency
Ramnagar is seat number 61 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Nainital district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 121,868 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Ramnagar now
Ramnagar is represented by Diwan Singh Bisht of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Ramnagar constituency page
- Profile of Diwan Singh Bisht
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Ramnagar, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.