Almora Lok Sabha constituency explained

Almora
State:Uttarakhand
Type:LS
Established:1951
Electors:13,39,327[1]
Reservation:SC
Incumbent Image:The Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Ajay Tamta addressing at the inauguration of the 60th India International Garment Fair, in New Delhi on January 17, 2018 (cropped).jpg
Assembly Cons:14: Dharchula, Didihat, Pithoragarh, Gangolihat, Kapkot, Bageshwar, Dwarahat, Salt, Ranikhet, Someshwar, Almora, Jageshwar, Lohaghat and Champawat
Mp:Ajay Tamta
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Latest Election Year:2024
Preceded By:Pradeep Tamta

Almora Lok Sabha constituency is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttarakhand. This constituency came into existence in 1952, following the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. It comprises four districts namely Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat and Pithoragarh. Since 2009, this constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates.

Assembly segments

After the formation of Uttarakhand

At present, Almora Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following fourteen Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency segments of Uttarakhand:[2]

NameDistrictMemberPartyLeading
42DharchulaPithoragarhHarish Singh DhamiINC
43DidihatBishan Singh Chuphal
44PithoragarhMayukh MaharINC
45Gangolihat (SC)Fakir Ram Tamta
46KapkotBageshwarSuresh Singh Garhla
47Bageshwar (SC)Parwati Das
48DwarahatAlmoraMadan Singh BishtINC
49SaltMahesh Singh Jeena
50RanikhetPramod Nainwal
51Someshwar (SC)Rekha Arya
52AlmoraManoj TiwariINC
53JageshwarMohan Singh Mahara
54LohaghatChampawatKhushal Singh AdhikariINC
55ChampawatPushkar Singh Dhami
Before the formation of Uttarakhand

Almora Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency segments of Uttar Pradesh:

DistrictAssembly constituency segments
NameSC/ST
Almora
Almora
BageshwarBageshwarSC
Didihat
Pithoragarh

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1952Devi Datt Pant
1955^Badri Datt Pandey
1957Hargovind Pant
1957^Jang Bahadur Singh Bisht
1962
1967
1971Narendra Singh Bisht
1977Murli Manohar Joshi
1980Harish Rawat
1984
1989
1991Jeewan Sharma
1996Bachi Singh Rawat
1998
1999
2004
2009Pradeep Tamta
2014Ajay Tamta
2019
2024
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^By-election

Election results

General Elections, 2004

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See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. Web site: Uttarakhand state: Assembly Constituencies- Corresponding Districts & Parliamentary Constituencies . Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand website . 1 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090619064401/http://gov.ua.nic.in/ceouttranchal/ceo/ac_pc.aspx . 19 June 2009 .
  3. Web site: State wise list of MPs (Uttar Pradesh) . 22 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150222110901/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Uttar%20Pradesh . 22 February 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: State wise list of MPs (Uttarakhand) . 22 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150222110858/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Uttarakhand . 22 February 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20090519200051/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionresults/constituency/28/28/almora.html Almora
  6. Web site: Vuabai9 - game nổ hũ, quay hũ uy tín nhất 2022 - VB9. https://web.archive.org/web/20180424071406/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=226&cid=3. usurped. 24 April 2018.