# Gangolihat Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Narayan Ram Arya | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Joga Ram Tamta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Narayan Ram Arya | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Meena Gangola | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Fakir Ram Tamta | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Gangolihat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Fakeer Ram | 32,296 | 55.65% | 18.59 |
| | INC | Khajan Chandra Guddu | 22,243 | 38.33% | 2.73 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,117 | 1.92% | 0.35 |
| | UKD | Hari Prasad | 1,004 | 1.73% | 0.73 |
| | AAP | Babita Chandra | 554 | 0.95% | New |
| | BSP | Rekha | 535 | 0.92% | 0.29 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,053 | 17.32% | 15.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,032 | 54.88% | 0.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,05,736 | | 5.40 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 18.59 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Gangolihat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Meena Gangola | 20,418 | 37.06% | 2.74 |
| | INC | Narayan Ram Arya | 19,613 | 35.60% | 14.86 |
| | Independent | Khajan Chandra Guddu | 10,763 | 19.54% | New |
| | BSD | Dinesh Kumar | 958 | 1.74% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 865 | 1.57% | New |
| | Independent | Sumitra Devi | 841 | 1.53% | New |
| | BSP | Deepak Kumar | 668 | 1.21% | 5.17 |
| | UKD | Harish Prashad | 550 | 1.00% | 2.23 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 805 | 1.46% | 14.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,092 | 54.92% | 0.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,00,315 | | 13.90 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 13.40 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Gangolihat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Narayan Ram Arya | 24,648 | 50.46% | 16.04 |
| | BJP | Geeta Thakur Gowal | 16,768 | 34.33% | 8.12 |
| | BSP | Narayan Ram Sanguri | 3,120 | 6.39% | 0.49 |
| | UKD | Dinesh Arya | 1,576 | 3.23% | 0.38 |
| | Independent | Harish Prashad | 1,186 | 2.43% | New |
| | LJP | Jyoti Rani | 788 | 1.61% | 0.89 |
| | URM | Bachi Ram Koli | 493 | 1.01% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,880 | 16.13% | 8.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,849 | 55.46% | 0.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,073 | | 38.76 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 8.01 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Gangolihat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Joga Ram Tamta | 14,755 | 42.45% | 10.49 |
| | INC | Narayan Ram Arya | 11,965 | 34.42% | 0.68 |
| | Independent | Fakeer Ram | 3,089 | 8.89% | New |
| | BSP | Anuli | 2,050 | 5.90% | 1.51 |
| | UKD | Dhaniram | 1,253 | 3.60% | 2.13 |
| | LJP | Raj Kumar | 870 | 2.50% | New |
| | Vishwa Vikas Sangh | Ashok Kumar | 779 | 2.24% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,790 | 8.03% | 6.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,761 | 54.77% | 6.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,472 | | 16.59 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 8.71 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Gangolihat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Narayan Ram Arya | 8,898 | 33.74% | New |
| | BJP | Joga Ram Tamta | 8,428 | 31.96% | New |
| | Independent | Geeta Thakur Gowal | 3,286 | 12.46% | New |
| | Independent | Harish Prashad | 2,501 | 9.48% | New |
| | UKD | Hari Ram Agari | 1,513 | 5.74% | New |
| | BSP | Sunder Ram | 1,158 | 4.39% | New |
| | SP | Narayan Ram | 590 | 2.24% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 470 | 1.78% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,374 | 48.48% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,441 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |