# Kapkot Assembly constituency

Kapkot Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand; a northern state of India. Kapkot is part of Almora Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Sher Singh Gariya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Lalit Pharswan | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Balwant Singh Bhauryal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Suresh Singh Gariya | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kapkot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Suresh Singh Gariya | 31,275 | 48.83% | 3.67 |
| | INC | Lalit Pharswan | 27,229 | 42.51% | 7.28 |
| | AAP | Bhoopesh Upadhyay | 3,529 | 5.51% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 785 | 1.23% | 0.63 |
| | Independent | Rajendra Singh | 513 | 0.80% | New |
| | BSP | Har Govind Joshi | 506 | 0.79% | 10.77 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,046 | 6.32% | 3.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,052 | 62.94% | 0.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,01,772 | | 5.20 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.67 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kapkot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Balwant Singh Bhauryal | 27,213 | 45.16% | 4.56 |
| | INC | Lalit Pharswan | 21,231 | 35.23% | 8.02 |
| | BSP | Bhoopesh Upadhyay | 6,964 | 11.56% | 7.81 |
| | Independent | Bhagwat Singh Dasila | 1,242 | 2.06% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,116 | 1.85% | New |
| | UKD | Ram Singh Aithani | 951 | 1.58% | 0.97 |
| | Independent | Dayal Singh Kapkoti | 641 | 1.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,982 | 9.93% | 7.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,256 | 62.29% | 1.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,741 | | 13.16 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 1.91 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kapkot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Lalit Pharswan | 22,335 | 43.25% | 24.84 |
| | BJP | Balwant Singh | 20,966 | 40.60% | 4.44 |
| | BSP | Karam Singh Danu | 1,934 | 3.75% | New |
| | Independent | Govind Singh Bhandari | 1,493 | 2.89% | New |
| | UKD | Harish Chandra Pathak (Er.) | 1,318 | 2.55% | New |
| | Independent | Himmat Singh Aithani | 1,218 | 2.36% | New |
| | Independent | Ram Singh | 997 | 1.93% | New |
| | URM | Sundar Singh Mehara | 449 | 0.87% | New |
| | Independent | Anand Singh Kapkoti | 396 | 0.77% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,369 | 2.65% | 20.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,637 | 60.40% | 2.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,489 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 12.41 | |

### 2009 by-election

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election 2009: Kapkot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sher Singh Gariya | 13,823 | 45.04 | 12.62 |
| | NCP | Kunti Parihar | 6,656 | 21.68 | new |
| | INC | Chamu Singh Ghasiyal | 5,651 | 18.41 | 13.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,167 | 23.36 | 2.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,687 | 58.36 | 9.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,582 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.46 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kapkot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | 21,255 | 57.66% | 0.26 |
| | INC | Pratap Singh | 11,739 | 31.85% | 2.19 |
| | UKD | Lokapal Singh Karmiyal | 1,256 | 3.41% | 0.21 |
| | Independent | Harish Chandra Singh | 1,042 | 2.83% | New |
| | BSP | Devendra Singh | 820 | 2.22% | New |
| | BJSH | Khayali Chandra Joshi | 380 | 1.03% | New |
| | SP | Nain Ram | 369 | 1.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,516 | 25.82% | 1.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,861 | 67.93% | 6.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,272 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 0.26 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kapkot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | 17,617 | 57.40% | New |
| | INC | Chamu Singh Gasyal | 9,103 | 29.66% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Narendra Singh Bhauryal | 1,648 | 5.37% | New |
| | UKD | K. K. Joshi | 1,111 | 3.62% | New |
| | Independent | Dhanuli Devi | 676 | 2.20% | New |
| | Independent | Jagdish Chandra | 536 | 1.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,514 | 27.74% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,691 | 61.08% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,296 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |