Almora Lok Sabha constituency

Almora
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Interactive Map Outlining Almora Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttarakhand
Assembly constituencies14: Dharchula, Didihat, Pithoragarh, Gangolihat, Kapkot, Bageshwar, Dwarahat, Salt, Ranikhet, Someshwar, Almora, Jageshwar, Lohaghat and Champawat
Established1951
Total electors13,39,327[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024
Preceded byPradeep Tamta

Almora Lok Sabha constituency is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttarakhand. This constituency came into existence in 1952, following the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. It comprises four districts namely Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat and Pithoragarh. Since 2009, this constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates.

Assembly segments

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After the formation of Uttarakhand

At present, Almora Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following fourteen Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency segments of Uttarakhand:[2]

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

42 Dharchula Pithoragarh Harish Singh Dhami INC BJP
43 Didihat Bishan Singh Chuphal BJP BJP
44 Pithoragarh Mayukh Mahar INC BJP
45 Gangolihat (SC) Fakir Ram Tamta BJP BJP
46 Kapkot Bageshwar Suresh Singh Garhla BJP BJP
47 Bageshwar (SC) Parwati Das BJP BJP
48 Dwarahat Almora Madan Singh Bisht INC BJP
49 Salt Mahesh Singh Jeena BJP BJP
50 Ranikhet Pramod Nainwal BJP BJP
51 Someshwar (SC) Rekha Arya BJP BJP
52 Almora Manoj Tiwari INC BJP
53 Jageshwar Mohan Singh Mahara BJP BJP
54 Lohaghat Champawat Khushal Singh Adhikari INC BJP
55 Champawat Pushkar Singh Dhami BJP BJP

Before the formation of Uttarakhand

Almora Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency segments of Uttar Pradesh:

District Assembly constituency segments
Name SC/ST
Almora
Almora
Ranikhet
Bageshwar Bageshwar SC
Pithoragarh
Didihat
Pithoragarh

Members of Parliament

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Year Member Party
1952 Devi Datt Pant Indian National Congress
1955^ Badri Datt Pandey
1957 Hargovind Pant
1957^ Jang Bahadur Singh Bisht
1962
1967
1971 Narendra Singh Bisht Indian National Congress
1977 Murli Manohar Joshi Janata Party
1980 Harish Rawat Indian National Congress
1984
1989
1991 Jeewan Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 Bachi Singh Rawat
1998
1999
2004
2009 Pradeep Tamta Indian National Congress
2014 Ajay Tamta Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024

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^By-election

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general election: Almora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ajay Tamta 429,167 64.20 Increase0.17
INC Pradeep Tamta 1,95,070 29.18 Decrease1.30
NOTA None of the above 17,019 2.55 Increase0.27
Majority 2,34,097 35.02 Increase1.47
Turnout 6,52,726 48.74 Decrease3.57
BJP hold Swing

General Elections, 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Almora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ajay Tamta 444,651 64.03 Increase11.03
INC Pradeep Tamta 2,11,665 30.48 Decrease7.96
NOTA None of the above 15,505 2.23 Decrease0.09
Margin of victory 2,32,986 33.55 Increase18.99
Turnout 6,99,807 52.31 Decrease0.06
BJP hold Swing Increase1.04

General Elections, 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Almora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ajay Tamta 348,186 53.00 Increase12.67
INC Pradeep Tamta 2,52,496 38.44 Decrease3.33
NOTA None of the above 15,245 2.32 N/A
Margin of victory 95,690 14.56 Increase12.68
Turnout 6,56,525 52.37 Increase6.51
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase11.00

General Elections, 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Almora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pradeep Tamta 202,228 41.70 Decrease0.99
BJP Ajay Tamta 1,95,705 40.36 Decrease4.32
BSP Bahadur Ram Dhauni 45,143 9.31 New
Margin of victory 6,523 1.34 Decrease0.65
Turnout 4,84,920 45.86 Decrease6.51
INC gain from BJP Swing

General Elections, 2004

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2004 Indian general elections: Almora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bachi Singh Rawat 225,742 44.68
INC Renuka Rawat 2,15,690 42.69
UKD Kashi Singh Airy 27,340 5.41
Margin of victory 10,052 1.99
Turnout 5,05,223 52.37 49.89
BJP hold Swing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Uttarakhand state: Assembly Constituencies- Corresponding Districts & Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand website. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. ^ "State wise list of MPs (Uttar Pradesh)". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ^ "State wise list of MPs (Uttarakhand)". Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. ^ Almora CNN IBN
  6. ^ "Vuabai9 - game nổ hũ, quay hũ uy tín nhất 2022 - VB9". Archived from the original on 24 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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