# Someshwar Assembly constituency

Someshwar is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.
It is part of Almora district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Pradeep Tamta | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Ajay Tamta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Ajay Tamta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 By-election | Rekha Arya | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Rekha Arya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Rekha Arya | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Someshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rekha Arya | 26,161 | 52.09% | 4.86 |
| | INC | Rajendra Barakoti | 20,868 | 41.55% | 4.14 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,007 | 2.00% | 0.36 |
| | Independent | Madhubala | 735 | 1.46% | New |
| | AAP | Harish Chandra | 588 | 1.17% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | Kiran Arya | 426 | 0.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,293 | 10.54% | 9.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,225 | 56.63% | 2.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,690 | | 3.61 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 4.86 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Someshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rekha Arya | 21,780 | 47.23% | 12.51 |
| | INC | Rajendra Barakoti | 21,070 | 45.69% | 15.45 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,089 | 2.36% | New |
| | Independent | Pradeep Kumar Arya | 841 | 1.82% | New |
| | BSP | Himanshu Kohli | 622 | 1.35% | New |
| | Independent | Puran Chandra | 263 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 710 | 1.54% | 24.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,118 | 53.88% | 7.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,597 | | 4.69 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 13.91 | |

### Assembly By-election 2014

2014 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election: Someshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rekha Arya | 23,241 | 61.14% | 38.98 |
| | BJP | Mohan Ram Arya | 13,196 | 34.71% | 4.72 |
| | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | Pream Ram Arya | 814 | 2.14% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 630 | 1.66% | New |
| | Independent | Parveen Kumar | 411 | 1.08% | New |
| | Independent | Puran Kumar | 351 | 0.92% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,045 | 26.43% | 20.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,013 | 47.24% | 11.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,764 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 21.71 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Someshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ajay Tamta | 17,288 | 39.43% | 6.56 |
| | Independent | Rekha Arya | 14,597 | 33.29% | New |
| | INC | Rajendra Barakoti | 9,716 | 22.16% | 19.48 |
| | BSP | Shudha Nand | 1,120 | 2.55% | 1.45 |
| | Sainik Samaj Party | Amar Ram | 888 | 2.03% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,691 | 6.14% | 1.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,842 | 57.96% | 2.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,643 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 6.56 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Someshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ajay Tamta | 15,985 | 46.00% | 14.93 |
| | INC | Pradeep Tamta | 14,472 | 41.64% | 7.26 |
| | BSP | Yash Pal | 1,393 | 4.01% | 1.01 |
| | Independent | Shiv Lal | 1,015 | 2.92% | New |
| | UKD | Pream Ram Arya | 894 | 2.57% | New |
| | BJSH | Rajesh Kumar | 719 | 2.07% | New |
| | SP | Lalu Ram | 274 | 0.79% | 6.44 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,513 | 4.35% | 1.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,752 | 60.61% | 11.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,359 | | 6.84 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.61 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Someshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pradeep Tamta | 9,146 | 34.39% | New |
| | BJP | Rajesh Kumar | 8,263 | 31.07% | New |
| | Independent | Hansi | 2,650 | 9.96% | New |
| | SP | Deepak Kumar | 1,922 | 7.23% | New |
| | Independent | Ajay Tamta | 1,286 | 4.84% | New |
| | BSP | Mohan Ram Arya | 797 | 3.00% | New |
| | Independent | Mohan Ram | 618 | 2.32% | New |
| | Samata Party | Pushpa | 565 | 2.12% | New |
| | LJP | Basant Ram | 510 | 1.92% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Bali Ram | 436 | 1.64% | New |
| | RLD | Ramesh Chandra Arya | 404 | 1.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 883 | 3.32% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,597 | 49.54% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,689 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |