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Gangotri Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Gangotri? — Suresh Singh Chauhan (BJP), who won the Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2022 by 8,029 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Suresh Singh Chauhan

BJP
Margin: 8,029Comfortable win

Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Suresh Singh Chauhan

BJPComfortable win

votes

29,619

Margin

8,029(13.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Suresh Singh Chauhan · BJPVijaypal Singh Sajwan · INC
29,61921,590
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Suresh Singh Chauhan✓ WinnerBJP29,61949.66%
  2. 2Vijaypal Singh SajwanINC21,59036.2%
  3. 3Ajay Kothyal (Colonel Retd) Kc,sc,vsmAAPDeposit lost6,16110.33%
  4. 4Navneet UniyalINDDeposit lost4760.8%
  5. 5Budhi LalBSPDeposit lost3940.66%
  6. 6Mahavir PrasadCPIDeposit lost3720.62%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 7Jasveer SinghUttarakhand Kranti DalDeposit lost3510.59%
  2. 8Babu Lal GhoghiyalJai Maha Bharath PartyDeposit lost2710.45%
  3. 9NOTA2410.4%
  4. 10Vijay BahugunaSPDeposit lost1740.29%
Total votes59,649

Deposit lost: 7 of 9 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
88,403

incl. service voters

Votes cast
60,250

incl. 2,322 postal

Turnout
68.15%
Polling stations
179

Turnout of men and women

Women71.2%

30,143 of 42,309 voted on EVMs

Men60.3%

27,784 of 46,093 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 1; 1 voted.

  • Candidates9
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA241
  • Valid votes59,408

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Gangotri?

Suresh Singh Chauhan (BJP) won Gangotri in the Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2022 with 29,619 votes.

What was the winning margin in Gangotri?

Suresh Singh Chauhan defeated Vijaypal Singh Sajwan (INC) by 8,029 votes.

What was the turnout in Gangotri in 2022?

68.15% — 60,250 of 88,403 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 71.2%, men's 60.3%.

How many voters does Gangotri have?

88,403 electors at the 2022 election — 46,093 men, 42,309 women, 1 third gender (service voters included), and 179 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Gangotri?

The last general election was completed in March 2022. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2027; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

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