Champawat Assembly constituency explained

Champawat
State:Uttarakhand
Latest Election Year:2022
District:Champawat
Loksabha Cons:Almora
Reservation:None
Incumbent Image:Pushkar Singh Dhami.jpg
Mla:Pushkar Singh Dhami
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Electors:[1]
Type:SLA
Constituency No:55

Champawat Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.[2] It is a part of Almora Lok Sabha constituency.

Election results

Assembly By-election 2022

In the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, Pushkar Singh Dhami lost from his Khatima seat. In order to continue as the Chief Minister, Dhami had to win as an MLA from another seat, within 6 months. To enable this, Kailash Chandra Gahtori resigned from his seat,[3] and by-elections were called for. Pushkar Singh Dhami won the Champawat by-poll with a record margin of over 55,000 votes.[4]

Assembly Election 2002

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uttarakhand State General Assembly Election - 2022 - AC wise Voter Turnout . ceo.uk.gov.in . 1 March 2022 . 8 April 2022 . live . 1 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301040631/https://www.ceo.uk.gov.in/files/VS-2022/VoterTurnout-2022.pdf.
  2. Web site: Uttarakhand Assembly constituencies . 16 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Who is Kailash Chandra Gahtori? . 22 April 2022 . Avaneesh Mishra . 8 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Pushkar Singh Dhami wins Champawat bypolls by 55,000 votes, retains CM post. The Indian Express. 3 June 2022.