# Ghansali Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Balbeer Singh Negi | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 2007 | Balbeer Singh Negi | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 | Bhim Lal Arya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Shakti Lal Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Shakti Lal Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghansali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shakti Lal Shah | 20,949 | 42.09% | 7.08 |
| | INC | Dhani Lal Shah | 10,664 | 21.43% | 10.39 |
| | Independent | Bhim Lal Arya | 9,204 | 18.49% | New |
| | Independent | Darshan Lal Das | 4,739 | 9.52% | New |
| | UKD | Kamal Das | 1,653 | 3.32% | 2.44 |
| | Independent | Shoorveer Lal | 1,363 | 2.74% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 742 | 1.49% | 0.72 |
| | AAP | Vijay Prakash | 454 | 0.91% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,285 | 20.67% | 5.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,768 | 50.18% | 0.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,175 | | 8.54 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 7.08 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghansali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shakti Lal Shah | 22,103 | 49.18% | 9.35 |
| | Independent | Dhani Lal Shah | 10,450 | 23.25% | New |
| | INC | Bhim Lal Arya | 4,963 | 11.04% | 14.44 |
| | Independent | Prem Lal | 3,062 | 6.81% | New |
| | URM | Makan Lal | 1,458 | 3.24% | 1.29 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 995 | 2.21% | New |
| | Independent | Kamal Das | 715 | 1.59% | New |
| | BSP | Pingal Dass | 653 | 1.45% | 2.05 |
| | UKD | Siman Lal Arya | 395 | 0.88% | 1.37 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,653 | 25.93% | 7.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,945 | 49.19% | 4.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,369 | | 18.48 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 9.35 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghansali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bhim Lal Arya | 24,254 | 58.53% | 40.60 |
| | INC | Dhani Lal Shah | 10,560 | 25.48% | 3.49 |
| | Independent | Shoorveer Lal | 2,439 | 5.89% | New |
| | BSP | Achla Khandewal | 1,452 | 3.50% | 0.94 |
| | UKD | Makan Lal | 930 | 2.24% | 7.94 |
| | URM | Nagendra Lal | 808 | 1.95% | New |
| | ABHM | Bhagwan Das | 536 | 1.29% | New |
| | NCP | Ramesh Naithwal | 377 | 0.91% | 24.88 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,694 | 33.05% | 29.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,438 | 53.73% | 1.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,119 | | 0.07 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 29.56 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghansali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Balbeer Singh Negi | 12,424 | 28.97% | 11.79 |
| | NCP | Abbal Singh Bist | 11,058 | 25.79% | 0.13 |
| | BJP | Chandra Kishor Maithani | 7,691 | 17.93% | 4.41 |
| | UKD | Laxman Singh Rana | 4,368 | 10.19% | 2.49 |
| | Independent | Bhim Lal Arya | 2,896 | 6.75% | New |
| | BSP | Sohan Singh Kunwar | 1,904 | 4.44% | New |
| | LJP | Mahendra Lal | 870 | 2.03% | New |
| | Shivsena | Surya Prakash Semwal Shastri | 857 | 2.00% | New |
| | BJSH | Tej Ram Semwal | 815 | 1.90% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,366 | 3.19% | 5.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,883 | 55.73% | 3.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,063 | | 5.66 |
| | INC gain from NCP | INC gain from NCP | Swing | 3.05 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Ghansali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Balbeer Singh Negi | 11,072 | 25.92% | New |
| | INC | Abbal Singh Bist | 7,340 | 17.18% | New |
| | BJP | Uttam Singh Kathaith | 5,776 | 13.52% | New |
| | Independent | Shri Ram | 3,887 | 9.10% | New |
| | UKD | Laxman Singh Rana | 3,289 | 7.70% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Ramanand Joshi | 3,005 | 7.03% | New |
| | Independent | Sohan Singh | 2,711 | 6.35% | New |
| | Independent | Surya Prakash Semwal Shastri | 1,492 | 3.49% | New |
| | SP | Susildev Surira | 1,001 | 2.34% | New |
| | Independent | Vinay Laxmi | 778 | 1.82% | New |
| | Independent | Prem Ram | 730 | 1.71% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,732 | 8.74% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,720 | 52.31% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,688 | | |
| | NCP win (new seat) | NCP win (new seat) | NCP win (new seat) | NCP win (new seat) | NCP win (new seat) |