# Khatima Assembly constituency

Khatima Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Khatima area of Udham Singh Nagar district and is a part of Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1991 | Lakhan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Yashpal Arya | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Suresh Chandra Arya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Gopal Singh Rana | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Gopal Singh Rana | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 | Pushkar Singh Dhami | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Pushkar Singh Dhami | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Bhuwan Chandra Kapri | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Khatima :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Bhuwan Chandra Kapri | 48,177 | 51.89% | 18.85 |
| | BJP | Pushkar Singh Dhami | 41,598 | 44.80% | 8.43 |
| | BSP | Ramesh Singh | 937 | 1.01% | 20.91 |
| | AAP | Sawindarjeet Singh Kaler | 764 | 0.82% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 656 | 0.71% | 0.39 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,579 | 7.09% | 3.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,850 | 75.57% | 0.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,22,870 | | 15.70 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 15.52 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Khatima :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pushkar Singh Dhami | 29,539 | 36.37% | 6.46 |
| | INC | Bhuwan Chandra Kapri | 26,830 | 33.03% | 10.96 |
| | BSP | Ramesh Singh Rana | 17,804 | 21.92% | 8.16 |
| | Independent | Dr. Lalit Singh | 4,516 | 5.56% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 890 | 1.10% | New |
| | Independent | Ramesh Chandra Rana | 452 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,709 | 3.34% | 4.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,223 | 76.48% | 0.92 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,06,200 | | 16.57 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 6.46 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Khatima :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pushkar Singh Dhami | 20,586 | 29.91% | 10.07 |
| | INC | Davendra Chand | 15,192 | 22.07% | 19.05 |
| | Independent | Ramesh Singh Rana | 13,845 | 20.11% | New |
| | BSP | Dr. G. C. Pandey | 9,475 | 13.76% | 2.10 |
| | SP | Kunwar Jaivardhan Singh | 4,056 | 5.89% | 0.34 |
| | Independent | Ramesh Chandar Joshi Urf Ramu Bhaya | 1,804 | 2.62% | New |
| | Maidani Kranti Dal | Chaudhary Sudeshpal Singh | 640 | 0.93% | New |
| | UKD | Vinod Chand | 564 | 0.82% | 17.16 |
| | Independent | Manvinder Singh Khaira | 543 | 0.79% | New |
| | Independent | Chetram | 469 | 0.68% | New |
| | Independent | Daya Krishna Joshi Urf Dayalu Guru | 467 | 0.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,394 | 7.84% | 13.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,835 | 75.56% | 8.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,104 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.21 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Khatima :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gopal Singh Rana | 36,561 | 41.12% | 3.20 |
| | BJP | Gopal Singh Harlal | 17,637 | 19.84% | 5.32 |
| | UKD | K. R. Singh | 15,989 | 17.98% | 3.90 |
| | BSP | Bheem Singh | 10,368 | 11.66% | 8.22 |
| | SP | Dan Singh | 5,544 | 6.24% | 4.45 |
| | Independent | Harnam Singh | 1,559 | 1.75% | New |
| | Independent | Surendra Singh | 459 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,924 | 21.28% | 3.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,913 | 67.19% | 8.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,32,349 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.20 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Khatima :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gopal Singh Rana | 22,588 | 37.92% | New |
| | BSP | Dan Singh | 11,844 | 19.88% | New |
| | BJP | Sushama Rana | 8,648 | 14.52% | New |
| | UKD | K. R. Singh | 8,392 | 14.09% | New |
| | SP | Veer Singh | 6,364 | 10.68% | New |
| | Independent | Dinesh Vyas | 1,228 | 2.06% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Indra Singh | 509 | 0.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,744 | 18.04% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,573 | 58.50% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,01,845 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |