# Pithoragarh Assembly constituency

INC is the most successful political party in Pithoragarh assembly constituency.
Pithoragarh Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.
It is part of Pithoragarh district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Narendra Singh Bisht | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Khushi Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Narendra Singh Bisht | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Khushi Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Narendra Singh Bisht | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Narendra Singh Bisht | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Narendra Singh Bisht | Indian National Congress |
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| 1974 | Dayakishan Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Kamal Kishan Pandey | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Narendra Singh Bist | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Kamal Kishan Pandey | Janata Party |
| 1989 | Mahendra Singh Mahra | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Krishna Chandra Punetha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1993 | Mahendra Singh Mahra | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Krishna Chandra Punetha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Major boundary changes ||||
| 2002 | Prakash Pant | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Prakash Pant | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Major boundary changes ||||
| 2012 | Mayukh Mahar | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Prakash Pant | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 By-election | Chandra Pant | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Mayukh Mahar | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Pithoragarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mayukh Mahar | 33,269 | 47.48% | 1.60 |
| | BJP | Chandra Pant | 27,215 | 38.84% | 13.60 |
| | Independent | Nitin Markana | 6,585 | 9.40% | New |
| | AAP | Chandra Prakash Punera | 730 | 1.04% | New |
| | ASP(KR) | Kartik Tamta | 717 | 1.02% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 558 | 0.80% | 0.90 |
| | BSP | Khursid Ahmad | 526 | 0.75% | New |
| | SP | Virendera Vir Vikram Singh | 470 | 0.67% | 1.01 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,054 | 8.64% | 2.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,070 | 61.49% | 16.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,13,947 | | 3.63 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.97 | |

### Assembly By-election 2019

2019 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Pithoragarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Chandra Pant | 26,086 | 52.44% | 3.28 |
| | INC | Anju Lunthi | 22,819 | 45.88% | 0.72 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 844 | 1.70% | New |
| | SP | Manoj Kumar Bhatt | 835 | 1.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,267 | 6.57% | 2.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,740 | 45.65% | 17.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,09,957 | | 2.41 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.28 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Pithoragarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prakash Pant | 32,941 | 49.16% | 12.79 |
| | INC | Mayukh Mahar | 30,257 | 45.15% | 14.31 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,072 | 1.60% | New |
| | Independent | Lalit Mohan Bhatt | 613 | 0.91% | New |
| | Independent | Mahendra Singh | 529 | 0.79% | New |
| | BSP | Raghuvar Ram | 519 | 0.77% | 0.83 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,684 | 4.01% | 19.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,007 | 62.41% | 2.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,07,371 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.30 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Pithoragarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mayukh Mahar | 33,976 | 59.46% | 19.95 |
| | BJP | Prakash Pant | 20,779 | 36.37% | 14.49 |
| | BSP | Ram Datt Joshi | 918 | 1.61% | 0.79 |
| | Independent | Guljar Khan | 686 | 1.20% | New |
| | Shivsena | Santosh Rawat | 542 | 0.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,197 | 23.10% | 11.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,138 | 65.24% | 2.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,580 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 8.60 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Pithoragarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prakash Pant | 26,855 | 50.86% | 11.71 |
| | INC | Ravindra Singh (Kiran Maldar) | 20,865 | 39.52% | 15.34 |
| | Independent | Shankar Ram Kohli | 898 | 1.70% | New |
| | NCP | Umesh Chandra | 784 | 1.48% | New |
| | BJSH | Bhupendra Singh | 669 | 1.27% | New |
| | SP | Saleem Khan | 636 | 1.20% | 0.19 |
| | Independent | Ram Datt Joshi | 574 | 1.09% | New |
| | UKD | Jodh Singh | 453 | 0.86% | 21.97 |
| | BSP | Jagdish Chandra Lohni | 433 | 0.82% | 3.84 |
| | Independent | Gulzar Khan | 403 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,990 | 11.34% | 3.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,801 | 62.71% | 7.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,277 | | 13.13 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 11.71 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Pithoragarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prakash Pant | 16,015 | 39.15% | New |
| | INC | Mayukh Mahar | 9,889 | 24.18% | New |
| | UKD | Ravindra Bisht | 9,337 | 22.83% | New |
| | BSP | Mahendra Singh Lunthi | 1,907 | 4.66% | New |
| | Independent | Ratan Ram Dayal (Ratan Dhan) | 1,027 | 2.51% | New |
| | Independent | Ishwari Dutt | 930 | 2.27% | New |
| | Independent | Chandra Prakash (Channu) | 494 | 1.21% | New |
| | SP | Basant Ballabh | 413 | 1.01% | New |
| | LJP | Rajendra Singh | 365 | 0.89% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Mukesh Pant | 293 | 0.72% | New |
| | Independent | Captain Pramod Singh | 233 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,126 | 14.98% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,903 | 54.93% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,494 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |