# Salt Assembly constituency

Salt Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.
It is part of Almora district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Ranjeet Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Ranjeet Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 | Surendra Singh Jeena | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Surendra Singh Jeena | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2021^ | Mahesh Singh Jeena | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Mahesh Singh Jeena | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^By poll

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Salt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Mahesh Singh Jeena | 22,393 | 49.65% | 3.22 |
| | INC | Ranjeet Singh Rawat | 18,705 | 41.47% | 0.04 |
| | UKD | Rakesh Nath | 1,292 | 2.86% | New |
| | AAP | Suresh Bisht | 628 | 1.39% | New |
| | Independent | Surendra Singh Jeena | 540 | 1.20% | New |
| | Independent | Lalit Mohan Singh | 442 | 0.98% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 331 | 0.73% | 1.01 |
| | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | Jagdish Chandra | 327 | 0.73% | 0.47 |
| | BSP | Adv. Bhole Shankar Arya | 324 | 0.72% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,688 | 8.18% | 3.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,101 | 46.05% | 3.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,946 | | 0.82 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.22 | |

### Assembly By-election 2021

2021 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election: Salt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Mahesh Singh Jeena | 21,874 | 52.87% | 3.87 |
| | INC | Ganga Pancholi | 17,177 | 41.52% | 0.89 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 721 | 1.74% | New |
| | Independent | Surendra Singh | 620 | 1.50% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | Jagdish Chandra | 493 | 1.19% | 0.58 |
| | Independent | Shiv Singh Rawat | 466 | 1.13% | New |
| | Independent | Pan Singh | 346 | 0.84% | New |
| | | Nand Kishor | 209 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,697 | 11.35% | 4.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,373 | 42.70% | 3.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,150 | | 1.48 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.87 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Salt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Surendra Singh Jeena | 21,581 | 49.00% | 2.03 |
| | INC | Ganga Pancholi | 18,677 | 42.41% | 2.97 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 812 | 1.84% | New |
| | Independent | Bhuvan Joshi | 669 | 1.52% | New |
| | BSP | Adv. Bhole Shankar Arya | 664 | 1.51% | 0.15 |
| | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (Democratic) | Ganga Devi | 459 | 1.04% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | Narayan Singh | 268 | 0.61% | 0.84 |
| | Independent | Mahipal Singh | 262 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,904 | 6.59% | 5.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,044 | 46.01% | 5.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,735 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.03 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Salt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Surendra Singh Jeena | 23,956 | 51.03% | 33.46 |
| | INC | Ranjeet Rawat | 18,512 | 39.44% | 4.21 |
| | Independent | Bhuvan Joshi | 822 | 1.75% | New |
| | URM | Dinesh Chandra Singh | 784 | 1.67% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Purushottam Sharma | 741 | 1.58% | 0.25 |
| | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | Narayan Singh | 681 | 1.45% | New |
| | BSP | Anoop Ram Kohali | 635 | 1.35% | 3.66 |
| | UKD | Pan Singh | 485 | 1.03% | 2.82 |
| | RLD | Bhupendar | 285 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,444 | 11.60% | 8.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,942 | 51.98% | 5.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,303 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 7.39 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Salt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ranjeet Singh | 15,190 | 43.64% | 2.07 |
| | Independent | Dinesh Singh | 8,075 | 23.20% | New |
| | BJP | Pramod Kumar | 6,115 | 17.57% | 11.68 |
| | BSP | Govind Ram | 1,743 | 5.01% | 1.29 |
| | UKD | Bhagat Singh | 1,342 | 3.86% | 2.35 |
| | BJSH | Nandaballabh | 1,040 | 2.99% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Anand Singh Negi | 638 | 1.83% | 1.38 |
| | Independent | Anand Singh | 399 | 1.15% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Sanskriti Parishad | Narayan Singh | 264 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,115 | 20.44% | 8.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,806 | 57.72% | 9.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,337 | | 1.34 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.07 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Salt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ranjeet Singh | 11,988 | 41.57% | New |
| | BJP | Mohan Singh S/O Diwan Singh | 8,436 | 29.25% | New |
| | UKD | Khimanand | 1,789 | 6.20% | New |
| | Independent | Narayan Dutt | 1,480 | 5.13% | New |
| | BSP | Dinesh Singh | 1,072 | 3.72% | New |
| | Independent | Kedar Dutt Joshi | 937 | 3.25% | New |
| | CPI(ML)L | Anand Singh Negi | 926 | 3.21% | New |
| | Bharatiya Berozgar Mazdoor Kisan Dal | Mohan Singh S/O An Singh | 755 | 2.62% | New |
| | Independent | Jagat Pal Singh | 695 | 2.41% | New |
| | RLD | Diwan Singh | 268 | 0.93% | New |
| | Samata Party | Chandan Singh | 267 | 0.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,552 | 12.32% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,840 | 48.46% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,537 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |