The Chaubattakhal
constituency in Uttarakhand was won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the
2017 assembly elections in the state. BJP leader Satpal Maharaj defeated Congress
candidate Rajpal Singh Bisht by a margin of 7,354 votes.
Chaubattakhal
is part of the Pauri Garhwal district and is one of the 14 assembly seats under
the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2019 General Elections, Tirath Singh
Rawat was elected MP from the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat after defeating Manish
Khandur of the Congress by 3,02,669 votes.
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The BJP dominated
the elections in 2017, winning 57 out of the total 70 assembly seats in Uttarakhand
to form an absolute majority and replace the Congress-led coalition government.
Trivendra Singh Rawat, who was elected MLA from the Doiwala constituency after
defeating Congress candidate Hira Singh by 24,869 votes, was made chief minister.
The Congress
came second with just 11 seats, while independent candidates won two constituencies.
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In the 2012
assembly elections, the Congress emerged as the single-largest party with 32
seats and formed the government with the help of the Progressive Democratic
Front – consisting of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P) and Independents.
The BJP won 32 seats.
Vijay Bahuguna
was sworn-in as chief minister. He resigned from the post in 2014 and was
replaced by Harish Rawat, who served until President’s rule was imposed in 2016.
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Quick facts
about the Chaubattakhal assembly seat:
Name of the
assembly constituency, district: Chaubattakhal, Pauri Garhwal
Name of the
winner, party: Satpal Maharaj, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Lok Sabha
constituency: Garhwal
Date of voting: February 14, 2022
Date of counting: March 10, 2022
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Top candidates 2022: Satpal Maharaj (BJP), Digmohan Negi (AAP)
Top 3
candidates 2017: Satpal Maharaj (BJP), Rajpal Singh Bisht (INC), Sunder Singh
Chauhan (IND)
Sitting
MLA, party: Satpal Maharaj, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Winning
margin in 2017: 7,354
Runner up
name, party: Rajpal Singh Bisht, INC
Number of
voters in 2017: 92,610
Percentage
of votes polled in 2017: 46.91%
