# Gangotri Assembly constituency

Gangotri Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand a northern state of India. Gangotri is part of Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Gopal Singh Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Gopal Singh Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Suresh Singh Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Gangotri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Suresh Singh Chauhan | 29,619 | 49.66% | 3.82 |
| | INC | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | 21,590 | 36.20% | 7.51 |
| | AAP | Col. Ajay Kothyal (Retd.) | 6,161 | 10.33% | New |
| | Independent | Navneet Uniyal | 476 | 0.80% | New |
| | BSP | Budhi Lal | 394 | 0.66% | 0.37 |
| | CPI | Mahavir Prasad | 372 | 0.62% | 0.36 |
| | UKD | Jasveer Singh | 351 | 0.59% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 241 | 0.40% | 1.27 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,029 | 13.46% | 3.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,649 | 67.47% | 0.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,403 | | 7.27 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.82 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Gangotri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Gopal Singh Rawat | 25,683 | 45.84% | 19.69 |
| | INC | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | 16,073 | 28.69% | 11.36 |
| | Independent | Suratram Nautiyal | 9,491 | 16.94% | New |
| | Independent | Bhupendra Singh | 1,526 | 2.72% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 937 | 1.67% | New |
| | BSP | Vijaypal Tangani | 576 | 1.03% | 1.11 |
| | CPI | Mahaveer Prasad | 553 | 0.99% | 1.69 |
| | Rashtriya Jan Sahay Dal | Rajbeer Singh Parmar | 412 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,610 | 17.15% | 3.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,028 | 67.98% | 2.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,415 | | 15.37 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.80 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Gangotri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | 20,246 | 40.04% | 3.30 |
| | BJP | Gopal Singh Rawat | 13,223 | 26.15% | 21.48 |
| | Independent | Suresh Singh | 6,436 | 12.73% | New |
| | Independent | Kishan Singh | 5,595 | 11.07% | New |
| | Independent | Hari Shankar | 1,417 | 2.80% | New |
| | CPI | Dinesh Nautiyal | 1,356 | 2.68% | 1.78 |
| | BSP | Hukam Singh | 1,080 | 2.14% | 2.48 |
| | UKD | Bhagwati Prasad Bahuguna | 584 | 1.16% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | Ravindra | 287 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,023 | 13.89% | 3.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,560 | 70.78% | 0.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,433 | | 1.42 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 7.59 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Gangotri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Gopal Singh Rawat | 24,250 | 47.63% | 29.52 |
| | INC | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | 18,704 | 36.74% | 15.83 |
| | BSP | Chaitram | 2,348 | 4.61% | 2.13 |
| | CPI | Kamala Ram | 2,272 | 4.46% | 14.83 |
| | Independent | Pratap Singh | 832 | 1.63% | New |
| | BJSH | Jagdish Singh Pokhriyal | 611 | 1.20% | New |
| | NCP | Dr. Devendra Dutt Semwal | 472 | 0.93% | New |
| | Independent | Naresh Chamoli | 380 | 0.75% | New |
| | LJP | Narayani | 377 | 0.74% | New |
| | JD(S) | Pooranchand | 257 | 0.50% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,546 | 10.89% | 9.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,911 | 70.47% | 10.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,462 | | 15.01 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 26.72 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Gangotri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | 7,878 | 20.91% | New |
| | CPI | Kamala Ram Nautiyal | 7,268 | 19.29% | New |
| | BJP | Budhi Singh Panwar | 6,822 | 18.11% | New |
| | Independent | Hari Singh Rana | 6,005 | 15.94% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Chandan Singh Rana | 4,082 | 10.83% | New |
| | Independent | Devendra Dutt Semwal | 1,081 | 2.87% | New |
| | Independent | Jagendra Singh Bist | 948 | 2.52% | New |
| | BSP | Budhi Ballabh Joshi | 936 | 2.48% | New |
| | Independent | Kamleshwar | 646 | 1.71% | New |
| | Independent | Shanti Prasad Thapliyal | 613 | 1.63% | New |
| | Samata Party | Mahabeer Singh Chauhan | 447 | 1.19% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 610 | 1.62% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,675 | 59.90% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,007 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |