Ghansali assembly election result 2017
Shakti Lal Shah of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Ghansali in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 22,103 votes (49.18%), defeating Dhani Lal Shah of the Independent politician, who polled 10,450 votes (23.25%). The winning margin was 11,653 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakti Lal Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party | 22,103 | 49.18% |
| Dhani Lal Shah | Independent politician | 10,450 | 23.25% |
| Bhim Lal Arya | Indian National Congress | 4,963 | 11.04% |
| Prem Lal | Independent politician | 3,062 | 6.81% |
| Makan Lal | Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha | 1,458 | 3.24% |
Turnout was 49.19%, with 44,945 votes cast. 8 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 Ghansali constituency
Ghansali is seat number 9 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Tehri Garhwal district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. It is part of the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 98,409 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Ghansali now
Ghansali is represented by Shaktilal Shah of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Ghansali constituency page
- Profile of Shaktilal Shah
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Ghansali, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.