# Bhimtal Assembly constituency

Bhimtal Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.
It is part of Nainital district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2012 | Dan Singh Bhandari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Ram Singh Kaira | Independent politician |
| 2022 | Ram Singh Kaira | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Bhimtal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ram Singh Kaira | 25,632 | 38.69% | 13.54 |
| | INC | Dan Singh Bhandari | 15,788 | 23.83% | 0.13 |
| | Independent | Lakhan Singh Negi | 12,508 | 18.88% | New |
| | Independent | Manoj Sah | 5,272 | 7.96% | New |
| | UKD | Harish Chandra Joshi | 1,797 | 2.71% | New |
| | Independent | Prakash Chandra | 1,662 | 2.51% | New |
| | BSP | Bhuwan Chandra Arya | 975 | 1.47% | 12.29 |
| | AAP | Sanjay Kumar Pandey | 874 | 1.32% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 799 | 1.21% | 0.36 |
| | SP | Vikram Singh | 549 | 0.83% | New |
| | Independent | Suresh Chander Arya | 399 | 0.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,844 | 14.86% | 9.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,255 | 65.29% | 1.81 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,01,482 | | 4.96 |
| | BJP gain from Independent | BJP gain from Independent | Swing | 7.93 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Bhimtal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ram Singh Kaira | 18,878 | 30.76% | New |
| | BJP | Govind Singh Bisht | 15,432 | 25.14% | 12.64 |
| | INC | Dan Singh Bhandari | 14,702 | 23.96% | 1.45 |
| | BSP | Tara Datt Pandey | 8,444 | 13.76% | 12.70 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 963 | 1.57% | New |
| | Independent | Govind Singh Bisht | 703 | 1.15% | New |
| | Independent | Suhail Ahmad | 614 | 1.00% | New |
| | Lok Shahi Party (Secular) | Kamal Pathak | 460 | 0.75% | New |
| | Independent | Krishnanand Kandpal | 402 | 0.66% | New |
| | Independent | Aan Singh | 357 | 0.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,446 | 5.61% | 5.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,373 | 63.48% | 1.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,683 | | 11.26 |
| | Independent gain from BJP | Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 7.02 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Bhimtal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dan Singh Bhandari | 21,494 | 37.78% | New |
| | BSP | Mohan Pal | 15,051 | 26.46% | New |
| | INC | Ram Singh Kaira | 14,452 | 25.40% | New |
| | Independent | Dr. Suresh Singh Negi | 1,733 | 3.05% | New |
| | Independent | Kailash Singh | 920 | 1.62% | New |
| | UKD | Puran Singh Mehra | 829 | 1.46% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | Naveen Chandra Bahuguna | 605 | 1.06% | New |
| | Independent | Ganesh Chandra | 485 | 0.85% | New |
| | Independent | Nirmala Joshi | 472 | 0.83% | New |
| | Independent | Rajendra Kumar Pant | 369 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,443 | 11.32% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,892 | 65.47% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,901 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |