# Purola Assembly constituency

Purola is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand a northern state of India. It is a part of Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Mal Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Rajesh Uraf Rajesh Juwantha | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 | Mal Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Rajkumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2022 | Durgeshwar Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Purola :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Durgeshwar Lal | 27,856 | 53.95% | 20.06 |
| | INC | Mal Chand | 21,560 | 41.76% | 5.82 |
| | AAP | Prakash | 538 | 1.04% | New |
| | Rashtriya Lokneeti Party | Ram Prasad | 495 | 0.96% | New |
| | SP | Chain Singh | 464 | 0.90% | New |
| | BSP | Ujali Devi | 389 | 0.75% | 0.62 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 330 | 0.64% | 0.90 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,296 | 12.19% | 10.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,632 | 69.26% | 4.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,551 | | 10.45 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 18.02 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Purola :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rajkumar (politician) | 17,798 | 35.93% | 12.21 |
| | BJP | Mal Chand | 16,785 | 33.89% | 5.86 |
| | Independent | Durgeshwar Lal | 13,508 | 27.27% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 762 | 1.54% | New |
| | BSP | Ramlal | 679 | 1.37% | 2.27 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,013 | 2.05% | 6.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,532 | 73.39% | 4.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,496 | | 15.10 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 3.81 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Purola :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Mal Chand | 18,098 | 39.74% | 22.85 |
| | Independent | Rajkumar | 14,266 | 31.33% | New |
| | INC | Rajesh Juwantha | 10,804 | 23.73% | 13.46 |
| | BSP | Kishan Lal | 1,659 | 3.64% | 1.20 |
| | UPP | Prakash Devnata | 706 | 1.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,832 | 8.42% | 7.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,536 | 77.65% | 3.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,640 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 2.56 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Purola :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rajesh Uraf Rajesh Juwantha | 15,467 | 37.18% | 5.57 |
| | Independent | Mal Chand | 14,942 | 35.92% | New |
| | BJP | Amrit Singh | 7,027 | 16.89% | 23.90 |
| | UKD | Gulbiya Singh | 1,179 | 2.83% | 1.85 |
| | NCP | Ramlal | 1,119 | 2.69% | New |
| | BSP | Surya Prakash | 1,016 | 2.44% | 0.03 |
| | Independent | Madan Mohan Arya | 848 | 2.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 525 | 1.26% | 7.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,598 | 73.76% | 10.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,403 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 3.61 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Purola :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Mal Chand | 13,209 | 40.79% | New |
| | INC | Shanti Devi Alias Shanti Juwantha | 10,238 | 31.62% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Shailendra Lal | 4,610 | 14.24% | New |
| | Independent | Sakal Chand | 1,668 | 5.15% | New |
| | SP | Virendra Lal | 1,097 | 3.39% | New |
| | BSP | Hirpal Arya | 800 | 2.47% | New |
| | Independent | Gulbiya | 443 | 1.37% | New |
| | UKD | Jethu Lal | 318 | 0.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,971 | 9.17% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,383 | 63.34% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,144 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |