# Almora Lok Sabha constituency

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

After the formation of Uttarakhand
At present, Almora Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following fourteen Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency segments of Uttarakhand:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 42 | Dharchula | Pithoragarh | Harish Singh Dhami | INC | BJP |
| 43 | Didihat | Pithoragarh | Bishan Singh Chuphal | BJP | BJP |
| 44 | Pithoragarh | Pithoragarh | Mayukh Mahar | INC | BJP |
| 45 | Gangolihat (SC) | Pithoragarh | Fakir Ram Tamta | BJP | BJP |
| 46 | Kapkot | Bageshwar | Suresh Singh Gariya | BJP | BJP |
| 47 | Bageshwar (SC) | Bageshwar | Parwati Das | BJP | BJP |
| 48 | Dwarahat | Almora | Madan Singh Bisht | INC | BJP |
| 49 | Salt | Almora | Mahesh Singh Jeena | BJP | BJP |
| 50 | Ranikhet | Almora | Pramod Nainwal | BJP | BJP |
| 51 | Someshwar (SC) | Almora | Rekha Arya | BJP | BJP |
| 52 | Almora | Almora | Manoj Tiwari | INC | BJP |
| 53 | Jageshwar | Almora | Mohan Singh Mahara | BJP | BJP |
| 54 | Lohaghat | Champawat | Khushal Singh Adhikari | INC | BJP |
| 55 | Champawat | 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 | Assembly constituency segments |
| District | Name | SC/ST |
| Almora |
| Almora | Almora | |
| Almora | Ranikhet | |
| Bageshwar | Bageshwar | SC |
| Pithoragarh |
| Pithoragarh | Didihat | |
| Pithoragarh | Pithoragarh | |

## Members of Parliament

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

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Almora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ajay Tamta | 429,167 | 64.20 | 0.17 |
| | INC | Pradeep Tamta | 1,95,070 | 29.18 | 1.30 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 17,019 | 2.55 | 0.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,34,097 | 35.02 | 1.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,52,726 | 48.74 | 3.57 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General Elections, 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Almora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ajay Tamta | 444,651 | 64.03 | 11.03 |
| | INC | Pradeep Tamta | 2,11,665 | 30.48 | 7.96 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 15,505 | 2.23 | 0.09 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,32,986 | 33.55 | 18.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,99,807 | 52.31 | 0.06 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 1.04 | |

### General Elections, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Almora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ajay Tamta | 348,186 | 53.00 | 12.67 |
| | INC | Pradeep Tamta | 2,52,496 | 38.44 | 3.33 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 15,245 | 2.32 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 95,690 | 14.56 | 12.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,56,525 | 52.37 | 6.51 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.00 | |

### General Elections, 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Almora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pradeep Tamta | 202,228 | 41.70 | 0.99 |
| | BJP | Ajay Tamta | 1,95,705 | 40.36 | 4.32 |
| | BSP | Bahadur Ram Dhauni | 45,143 | 9.31 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,523 | 1.34 | 0.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,84,920 | 45.86 | 6.51 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### General Elections, 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Almora :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,052 | 1.99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,05,223 | 52.37 | 49.89 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |