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Ranikhet Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Ranikhet? — Pramod Nainwal (BJP), who won the Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2022 by 2,584 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Pramod Nainwal

BJP
Margin: 2,584Comfortable win

Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Pramod Nainwal

BJPComfortable win

votes

21,047

Margin

2,584(6.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Pramod Nainwal · BJPKaran Mahara · INC
21,04718,463
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Pramod Nainwal✓ WinnerBJP21,04750.05%
  2. 2Karan MaharaINC18,46343.9%
  3. 3Nandan Singh BishtAAPDeposit lost6561.56%
  4. 4NOTA5621.34%
  5. 5Deepak KargetiINDDeposit lost5191.23%
  6. 6Manoj KumarBSPDeposit lost4160.99%
See all candidates (+2)
  1. 7Tula Singh TariyalUttarakhand Kranti DalDeposit lost2880.68%
  2. 8Sunita RikhariSPDeposit lost1030.24%
Total votes42,054

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
81,029

incl. service voters

Votes cast
42,396

incl. 1,721 postal

Turnout
52.32%
Polling stations
136

Turnout of men and women

Women55.6%

21,476 of 38,600 voted on EVMs

Men45.2%

19,198 of 42,428 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 1; 1 voted.

  • Candidates7 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit5
  • NOTA562
  • Valid votes41,492

Women candidates: Sunita Rikhari

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Ranikhet?

Pramod Nainwal (BJP) won Ranikhet in the Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2022 with 21,047 votes.

What was the winning margin in Ranikhet?

Pramod Nainwal defeated Karan Mahara (INC) by 2,584 votes.

What was the turnout in Ranikhet in 2022?

52.32% — 42,396 of 81,029 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 55.6%, men's 45.2%.

How many voters does Ranikhet have?

81,029 electors at the 2022 election — 42,428 men, 38,600 women, 1 third gender (service voters included), and 136 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Ranikhet?

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