Purola Assembly constituency

Purola
Constituency No. 1 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictUttarkashi
LS constituencyTehri Garhwal
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Durgeshwar Lal
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2022

Purola is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand a northern state of India. It is a part of Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Member Party
2002 Mal Chand Bharatiya Janata Party
2007 Rajesh Uraf Rajesh Juwantha Indian National Congress
2012 Mal Chand Bharatiya Janata Party
2017 Rajkumar Indian National Congress
2022 Durgeshwar Lal Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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Assembly Election 2022

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2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Purola[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Durgeshwar Lal 27,856 53.95% Increase20.06
INC Mal Chand 21,560 41.76% Increase5.82
AAP Prakash 538 1.04% New
Rashtriya Lokneeti Party Ram Prasad 495 0.96% New
SP Chain Singh 464 0.90% New
BSP Ujali Devi 389 0.75% Decrease0.62
NOTA None of the above 330 0.64% Decrease0.90
Margin of victory 6,296 12.19% Increase10.15
Turnout 51,632 69.26% Decrease4.13
Registered electors 74,551 Increase10.45
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase18.02

Assembly Election 2017

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2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Purola[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rajkumar (politician) 17,798 35.93% Increase12.21
BJP Mal Chand 16,785 33.89% Decrease5.86
Independent Durgeshwar Lal 13,508 27.27% New
NOTA None of the above 762 1.54% New
BSP Ramlal 679 1.37% Decrease2.27
Margin of victory 1,013 2.05% Decrease6.37
Turnout 49,532 73.39% Decrease4.27
Registered electors 67,496 Increase15.10
INC gain from BJP Swing Decrease3.81

Assembly Election 2012

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2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Purola[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mal Chand 18,098 39.74% Increase22.85
Independent Rajkumar 14,266 31.33% New
INC Rajesh Juwantha 10,804 23.73% Decrease13.46
BSP Kishan Lal 1,659 3.64% Increase1.20
UPP Prakash Devnata 706 1.55% New
Margin of victory 3,832 8.42% Increase7.15
Turnout 45,536 77.65% Increase3.90
Registered electors 58,640
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase2.56

Assembly Election 2007

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2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Purola[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rajesh Uraf Rajesh Juwantha 15,467 37.18% Increase5.57
Independent Mal Chand 14,942 35.92% New
BJP Amrit Singh 7,027 16.89% Decrease23.90
UKD Gulbiya Singh 1,179 2.83% Increase1.85
NCP Ramlal 1,119 2.69% New
BSP Surya Prakash 1,016 2.44% Decrease0.03
Independent Madan Mohan Arya 848 2.04% New
Margin of victory 525 1.26% Decrease7.91
Turnout 41,598 73.76% Increase10.43
Registered electors 56,403
INC gain from BJP Swing Decrease3.61

Assembly Election 2002

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2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Purola[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mal Chand 13,209 40.79% New
INC Shanti Devi Alias Shanti Juwantha 10,238 31.62% New
Uttarakhand Janwadi Party Shailendra Lal 4,610 14.24% New
Independent Sakal Chand 1,668 5.15% New
SP Virendra Lal 1,097 3.39% New
BSP Hirpal Arya 800 2.47% New
Independent Gulbiya 443 1.37% New
UKD Jethu Lal 318 0.98% New
Margin of victory 2,971 9.17%
Turnout 32,383 63.34%
Registered electors 51,144
BJP win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
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