# Dharchula Assembly constituency

Dharchula Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Dharchula area of Pithoragarh District.
Dharchula Legislative Assembly constituency is a part of Almora (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| 2002 | Gagan Singh Rajwar | Independent |
| 2007 | Gagan Singh Rajwar | Independent |
| Major boundary changes ||||
| 2012 | Harish Singh Dhami | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 (By Elect) | Harish Rawat | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Harish Singh Dhami | Indian National Congress |
| 2022 | Harish Singh Dhami | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Dharchula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Harish Singh Dhami | 27,007 | 47.95% | 0.67 |
| | BJP | Dhan Singh Dhami (Dhan Da) | 25,889 | 45.96% | 4.38 |
| | Independent | Jeevan Singh Thakur | 825 | 1.46% | New |
| | AAP | Narayan Ram | 643 | 1.14% | New |
| | Independent | Kailash Singh Pangtey | 575 | 1.02% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 406 | 0.72% | 0.20 |
| | UKD | Ramesh Singh | 406 | 0.72% | 0.91 |
| | BSP | Govind Ram | 394 | 0.70% | 0.12 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,118 | 1.98% | 3.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,325 | 62.03% | 0.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,798 | | 5.04 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.67 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Dharchula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Harish Singh Dhami | 25,597 | 47.28% | 27.35 |
| | BJP | Virendra Singh Pal | 22,512 | 41.58% | 16.21 |
| | Independent | Durga Prashad | 2,717 | 5.02% | New |
| | UKD | Lal Singh | 883 | 1.63% | New |
| | Independent | Devindra Singh | 631 | 1.17% | New |
| | Independent | Virendra Singh | 540 | 1.00% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 500 | 0.92% | New |
| | BSP | Jitendra Kumar | 445 | 0.82% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,085 | 5.70% | 43.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,140 | 62.63% | 11.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,441 | | 6.10 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 27.35 | |

### Assembly By-election 2014

2014 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election: Dharchula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Harish Chandra Singh Rawat | 31,214 | 74.63% | 41.68 |
| | BJP | Bishnu Dutt Joshi | 10,610 | 25.37% | 3.52 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,028 | 2.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,604 | 49.26% | 38.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,824 | 52.61% | 14.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,469 | | 11.98 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Dharchula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Harish Singh Dhami | 15,739 | 32.96% | 21.36 |
| | BJP | Khushal Singh | 10,433 | 21.85% | 1.20 |
| | UKD | Kashi Singh Airy | 6,685 | 14.00% | 3.95 |
| | BSP | Rajendara Singh Kutiyal | 4,389 | 9.19% | 2.23 |
| | Independent | Gagan Singh Rajwar | 2,990 | 6.26% | New |
| | URM | Virendra Singh Pal | 2,347 | 4.91% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Jagat Martolia | 1,864 | 3.90% | 2.50 |
| | Independent | Shankar Lal | 1,131 | 2.37% | New |
| | Independent | Laxmi Datt Pant | 627 | 1.31% | New |
| | Independent | Jewan Singh Danu | 479 | 1.00% | New |
| | Independent | Govind Singh | 374 | 0.78% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,306 | 11.11% | 4.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,757 | 65.64% | 2.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,755 | | 32.84 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 5.41 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Dharchula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gagan Singh Rajwar | 13,308 | 38.37% | New |
| | BJP | Kundan Singh | 7,995 | 23.05% | 16.44 |
| | INC | Shakuntala Devi | 4,022 | 11.60% | 4.24 |
| | UKD | Lal Singh | 3,485 | 10.05% | 0.38 |
| | BSP | Rajendara Singh Kutiyal | 2,415 | 6.96% | 5.44 |
| | Independent | Virendra Singh | 1,538 | 4.43% | New |
| | AIFB | Hoshiyar Singh | 935 | 2.70% | New |
| | Shivsena | Chandra Singh | 502 | 1.45% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Jagat Singh (Jagat Martoliya) | 486 | 1.40% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,313 | 15.32% | 11.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,686 | 63.38% | 8.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,767 | | 1.67 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 4.16 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Dharchula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Gagan Singh Rajwar | 12,537 | 42.52% | New |
| | INC | Pradyuman Singh | 4,670 | 15.84% | New |
| | UKD | Rajendra Singh Raipa | 2,849 | 9.66% | New |
| | Independent | Hoshiyar Singh | 2,526 | 8.57% | New |
| | BJP | Goverdhan Singh | 1,950 | 6.61% | New |
| | Independent | Puran Singh Chalal | 1,208 | 4.10% | New |
| | Independent | Harish Chandra Singh Rawat | 1,024 | 3.47% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Mahendra Singh Budiyal | 829 | 2.81% | New |
| | Independent | Jagdish Singh | 776 | 2.63% | New |
| | BSP | Dham Singh Tolia | 449 | 1.52% | New |
| | NCP | Ganga Singh Pangatey | 399 | 1.35% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,867 | 26.68% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,483 | 54.80% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,869 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |