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Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2022

Kedarnath Vidhan Sabha election result 2022

Shaila Rani Rawat (BJP) won by 8,463 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Shaila Rani Rawat

BJPComfortable win

votes

21,886

Margin

8,463(13.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Shaila Rani Rawat · BJPKuldeep Singh Rawat · IND
21,88613,423
Candidate (14)votes
  1. 1Shaila Rani Rawat✓ WinnerBJP21,88636.04%
  2. 2Kuldeep Singh RawatIND13,42322.11%
  3. 3Manoj RawatINC12,55720.68%
  4. 4SumantAAPDeposit lost4,6477.65%
  5. 5Devesh NautiyalINDDeposit lost3,0685.05%
  6. 6Kuldeep SinghINDDeposit lost7951.31%
See all candidates (+8)
  1. 7NOTA7511.24%
  2. 8Gajpal Singh RawatUttarakhand Kranti DalDeposit lost7461.23%
  3. 9Rekha DeviINDDeposit lost6971.15%
  4. 10RajaramCPI(M)Deposit lost6891.13%
  5. 11Shyam Lal ChandrawalBSPDeposit lost5840.96%
  6. 12Suraj SinghINDDeposit lost3600.59%
  7. 13Manoj Kumar TinsolaPeoples Party of India (Democratic)Deposit lost2800.46%
  8. 14BadrishSPDeposit lost2400.4%
Total votes60,723

Deposit lost: 10 of 13 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
93,016

incl. service voters

Votes cast
61,524

incl. 3,107 postal

Turnout
66.14%
Polling stations
173

Turnout of men and women

Women69.6%

31,815 of 45,733 voted on EVMs

Men56.3%

26,602 of 47,283 voted on EVMs

  • Candidates13 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit10
  • NOTA751
  • Valid votes59,972

Women candidates: Shaila Rani Rawat, Rekha Devi — a woman won this seat.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Kedarnath in 2022?

Shaila Rani Rawat (BJP) won with 21,886 votes, defeating Kuldeep Singh Rawat (IND) by 8,463 votes.

How many votes were cast in Kedarnath in 2022?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 60,723 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Kedarnath in 2022?

66.14% — 61,524 of 93,016 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 69.6%, men's 56.3%.

How many voters does Kedarnath have?

93,016 electors at the 2022 election — 47,283 men, 45,733 women (service voters included), and 173 polling stations.

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