# Champawat Assembly constituency

Champawat Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It is a part of Almora Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| 2002 | Hemesh Kharkwal | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Veena Maharana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Hemesh Kharkwal | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Kailash Chandra Gahtori | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Kailash Chandra Gahtori | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 By-election | Pushkar Singh Dhami | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly By-election 2022

In the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, Pushkar Singh Dhami lost from his Khatima seat. In order to continue as the Chief Minister, Dhami had to win as an MLA from another seat, within 6 months. To enable this, Kailash Chandra Gahtori resigned from his seat, and by-elections were called for. Pushkar Singh Dhami won the Champawat by-poll with a record margin of over 55,000 votes.
2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election: Champawat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pushkar Singh Dhami | 58,258 | 93.50% | 43.24 |
| | INC | Nirmala Gahtori | 3,233 | 5.19% | 36.74 |
| | SP | Manoj Kumar Bhatt | 413 | 0.66% | New |
| | Independent | Himanshu Garkoti | 402 | 0.65% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 377 | 0.61% | 0.86 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 55,025 | 88.31% | 80.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,306 | 64.43% | 2.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,619 | | 0.19 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 43.24 | |

### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Champawat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kailash Chandra Gahtori | 32,547 | 50.26% | 11.80 |
| | INC | Hemesh Kharkwal | 27,243 | 42.07% | 9.45 |
| | AAP | Madan Singh Mahar | 2,557 | 3.95% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 946 | 1.46% | New |
| | BSP | Rakesh Chandra Verma | 506 | 0.78% | 0.79 |
| | Independent | Jagdish Bhatt | 465 | 0.72% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,304 | 8.19% | 21.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,755 | 66.46% | 0.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,430 | | 9.74 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 11.80 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Champawat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kailash Chandra Gahtori | 36,601 | 62.06% | 44.90 |
| | INC | Hemesh Kharkwal | 19,241 | 32.62% | 7.89 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,044 | 1.77% | New |
| | UKD | Trilok Chand Sorari | 939 | 1.59% | 2.48 |
| | BSP | Dinesh Chandra | 928 | 1.57% | 25.08 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,360 | 29.43% | 15.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,979 | 66.43% | 0.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,781 | | 16.34 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 21.55 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Champawat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Hemesh Kharkwal | 20,330 | 40.51% | 11.51 |
| | BSP | Madan Singh | 13,377 | 26.65% | 20.95 |
| | BJP | Haripriya Joshi Alias Hema Joshi | 8,610 | 17.16% | 24.74 |
| | Independent | Pan Dev | 2,661 | 5.30% | New |
| | UKD | Harshvardhan Singh | 2,042 | 4.07% | 1.31 |
| | Independent | Lila Wati Gahtori | 867 | 1.73% | New |
| | Independent | Rakesh Agarwal | 824 | 1.64% | New |
| | SP | Manoj Kumar Bhatt | 430 | 0.86% | 0.56 |
| | Independent | Tahir Husen | 382 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,953 | 13.85% | 0.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,187 | 65.77% | 0.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,311 | | 9.64 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 1.39 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Champawat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Veena Maharana | 22,928 | 41.90% | 21.99 |
| | INC | Hemesh Kharkwal | 15,870 | 29.00% | 7.45 |
| | Independent | Bahadur Singh Patni | 6,220 | 11.37% | New |
| | BSP | Tahir Husen | 3,120 | 5.70% | 0.73 |
| | Independent | Rajendra Kumar | 1,781 | 3.25% | New |
| | UKD | Narayan Singh | 1,511 | 2.76% | 3.35 |
| | RLD | Rajesh Joshi | 922 | 1.68% | New |
| | SP | Manoj Kumar Bhatt | 778 | 1.42% | New |
| | Independent | Mohan Chandra Tripathi | 724 | 1.32% | New |
| | Vishwa Vikas Sangh | Hayat Singh Bisht | 507 | 0.93% | New |
| | Independent | Manohar Chand | 366 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,058 | 12.90% | 11.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,727 | 64.89% | 10.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,449 | | 18.91 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 20.35 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Champawat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Hemesh Kharkwal | 8,380 | 21.55% | New |
| | Independent | Madan Singh Mahrana | 7,985 | 20.53% | New |
| | BJP | Hayat Singh Mahra | 7,743 | 19.91% | New |
| | Independent | Bimla Sajwan | 6,343 | 16.31% | New |
| | BSP | Tahir Husen | 2,501 | 6.43% | New |
| | UKD | Narayan Singh | 2,375 | 6.11% | New |
| | Independent | Manohar Chand | 1,017 | 2.61% | New |
| | Independent | Devidutt | 460 | 1.18% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Keshar Singh Bisht | 437 | 1.12% | New |
| | Independent | Vinod Chandra Joshi | 414 | 1.06% | New |
| | Independent | K. M. Dipti Rajwar | 392 | 1.01% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 395 | 1.02% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,893 | 54.76% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,020 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |