Almora assembly election result 2017
Raghunath Singh Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Almora in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 26,464 votes (50.58%), defeating Manoj Tiwari of the Indian National Congress, who polled 21,085 votes (40.30%). The winning margin was 5,379 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raghunath Singh Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 26,464 | 50.58% |
| Manoj Tiwari | Indian National Congress | 21,085 | 40.30% |
| Dr. Sanjay Tamta | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,654 | 3.16% |
| Virendra Kumar | Independent politician | 517 | 0.99% |
| Mohd Habib | Independent politician | 514 | 0.98% |
Turnout was 58.86%, with 52,316 votes cast. 6 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 Almora constituency
Almora is seat number 52 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 90,372 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Almora now
Almora is represented by Manoj Tiwari of the Indian National Congress, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Almora constituency page
- Profile of Manoj Tiwari
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Almora, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.