Tharali assembly election result 2017
Magan Lal Shah of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Tharali in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 25,931 votes (43.40%), defeating Dr. Jeet Ram of the Indian National Congress, who polled 21,073 votes (35.27%). The winning margin was 4,858 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magan Lal Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party | 25,931 | 43.40% |
| Dr. Jeet Ram | Indian National Congress | 21,073 | 35.27% |
| Guddu Lal | Independent politician | 7,089 | 11.86% |
| Mohan Lal Kanyal | Bahujan Samaj Party | 850 | 1.42% |
| Rajpal Kanyal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 752 | 1.26% |
Turnout was 57.99%, with 59,748 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 Tharali constituency
Tharali is seat number 5 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Chamoli district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. It is part of the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 103,543 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Tharali now
Tharali is represented by Bhopal Ram Tamta of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Tharali constituency page
- Profile of Bhopal Ram Tamta
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Tharali, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.