# Lohaghat Assembly constituency

Lohaghat Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in northern India.
It is part of Champawat district. Khushal Singh Adhikari is the current MLA from Lohaghat.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Mahendra Singh Mahra | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Mahendra Singh Mahra | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 | Puran Singh Fartyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Puran Singh Fartyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Khushal Singh Adhikari | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Lohaghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Khushal Singh Adhikari | 32,950 | 51.65% | 5.71 |
| | BJP | Puran Singh Phartyal | 26,912 | 42.18% | 5.18 |
| | Independent | Himesh Chandra Kalkhuriya | 1,247 | 1.95% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,104 | 1.73% | 0.43 |
| | AAP | Rajesh Singh Bisht | 908 | 1.42% | New |
| | SP | Nisar Khan | 363 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,038 | 9.46% | 8.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,800 | 58.56% | 1.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,08,949 | | 6.41 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.28 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Lohaghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Puran Singh Phartyal | 27,685 | 47.37% | 11.65 |
| | INC | Khushal Singh Adhikari | 26,851 | 45.94% | 9.29 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,261 | 2.16% | New |
| | Independent | Prakash Singh | 725 | 1.24% | New |
| | Independent | Jyoti Prakash Tamta | 724 | 1.24% | New |
| | BSP | Devilal Sharma Alias Raju | 713 | 1.22% | 3.02 |
| | Independent | Rajendra Singh | 379 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 834 | 1.43% | 20.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,450 | 57.09% | 1.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,02,389 | | 9.43 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 11.65 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Lohaghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Puran Singh Phartyal | 30,429 | 59.02% | 26.58 |
| | INC | Mahendra Singh Mahra | 18,894 | 36.65% | 0.43 |
| | BSP | Govind Pandey | 2,187 | 4.24% | 1.65 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,535 | 22.37% | 18.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,559 | 55.10% | 1.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,567 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Lohaghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mahendra Singh Mahra | 15,433 | 36.21% | 13.85 |
| | BJP | Krishna Chandra Punetha | 13,823 | 32.43% | 11.56 |
| | Independent | Lalit Mohan Pandey | 4,635 | 10.88% | New |
| | UKD | Prahlad Singh | 3,209 | 7.53% | 11.79 |
| | Independent | Kalyan Singh | 1,529 | 3.59% | New |
| | Independent | Sundar Singh | 1,124 | 2.64% | New |
| | BSP | Ambi Ram | 1,103 | 2.59% | 7.45 |
| | Independent | Suresh Tewari | 1,052 | 2.47% | New |
| | SP | Usha Devi | 711 | 1.67% | 0.44 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,610 | 3.78% | 2.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,619 | 57.01% | 5.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,780 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 13.85 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Lohaghat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mahendra Singh Mahra | 7,648 | 22.36% | New |
| | BJP | Krishna Chandra Punetha | 7,138 | 20.87% | New |
| | UKD | Navin Murari | 6,609 | 19.32% | New |
| | BSP | Puran Singh Phartyal | 3,432 | 10.03% | New |
| | Independent | Kailash Chandra Gahtori | 2,767 | 8.09% | New |
| | Independent | Hukam Singh Kunwar | 1,839 | 5.38% | New |
| | Independent | Har Govind Singh Bohra | 1,614 | 4.72% | New |
| | Independent | Abha Singh | 844 | 2.47% | New |
| | Independent | Lalit Lal Verma | 807 | 2.36% | New |
| | SP | Vipin Punetha | 421 | 1.23% | New |
| | Independent | Bhagwan Singh Mahra | 401 | 1.17% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 510 | 1.49% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,204 | 51.84% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,980 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |