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Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2022

Champawat Vidhan Sabha election result 2022

Kailash Chandra Gahtori (BJP) won by 5,304 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Kailash Chandra Gahtori

BJPComfortable win

votes

32,547

Margin

5,304(8.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Kailash Chandra Gahtori · BJPHemesh Kharkwal · INC
32,54727,243
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Kailash Chandra Gahtori✓ WinnerBJP32,54750.26%
  2. 2Hemesh KharkwalINC27,24342.07%
  3. 3Madan Singh MaharAAPDeposit lost2,5573.95%
  4. 4NOTA9461.46%
  5. 5Rakesh Chandra VermaBSPDeposit lost5060.78%
  6. 6Jagdish BhattINDDeposit lost4650.72%
See all candidates (+2)
  1. 7Deepak BelwalINDDeposit lost2800.43%
  2. 8Mohd. HarunSPDeposit lost2110.33%
Total votes64,755

Deposit lost: 5 of 7 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2022

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
97,430

incl. service voters

Votes cast
65,187

incl. 1,817 postal

Turnout
66.91%
Polling stations
151

Turnout of men and women

Women70.8%

32,602 of 46,020 voted on EVMs

Men59.8%

30,768 of 51,410 voted on EVMs

  • Candidates7
  • Lost deposit5
  • NOTA946
  • Valid votes63,809

Frequently asked questions

Who won Champawat in 2022?

Kailash Chandra Gahtori (BJP) won with 32,547 votes, defeating Hemesh Kharkwal (INC) by 5,304 votes.

How many votes were cast in Champawat in 2022?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 64,755 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Champawat in 2022?

66.91% — 65,187 of 97,430 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 70.8%, men's 59.8%.

How many voters does Champawat have?

97,430 electors at the 2022 election — 51,410 men, 46,020 women (service voters included), and 151 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer