Gangotri Assembly election results 2022 (Gangotri Vidhan Sabha Natija 2022): BJP's Suresh Singh Chauhan overtakes INC's Vijaypal Singh Sajwan

Gangotri election result 2022: The counting for the assembly elections held in Gangotri Vidhan Sabha, which falls in the Garhwal region and Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, is currently underway. Gangotri is part of the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency. 

The Gangotri seat witnessed a tough competition mainly between Vijaypal Singh Sajwan (INC), Mahavir Prasad (CPI), Jasveer Singh (UKD), Suresh Singh Chauhan (BJP), Navneet Uniyal (IND), Ajay Kothiyal (AAP), Vijay Bahuguna (SP), Babu Lal Ghoghiyal (JMBP), Budhi Lal (BSP). As of now, BJP's Suresh Singh Chauhan has overtaken INC's Vijaypal Singh Sajwan and is leading with 2770 votes in the Gangotri Assembly seat.

Gangotri Vidhan Sabha Chunav 2022 - A look at the top candidates

Besides AAP's Ajay Kothiyal (AAP), a retired Army officer, other notable candidates in the fray are - Vijaypal Singh Sajwan (INC), Mahavir Prasad (CPI), Jasveer Singh (UKD), Suresh Singh Chauhan (BJP), Navneet Uniyal (IND), Ajay Kothiyal (AAP), Vijay Bahuguna (SP), Babu Lal Ghoghiyal (JMBP), Budhi Lal (BSP). 

AAP candidate for Gangotri Assembly Elections (Result awaited) 

Ajay Kothiyal is an AAP candidate from the Gangotri constituency in the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly elections. He is a retired Indian Army officer. The AAP, which is contesting its first elections in Uttarakhand, has picked Ajay Kothiyal, a decorated retired army officer, as its chief ministerial face.

Gangotri Assembly Election Results 2017 (Gangotri Vidhan Sabha Chunav 2017) 

In the 2017 Uttarakhand Assembly elections, Gopal Singh Rawat of BJP won in this seat by defeating Vijaypal Singh Sajwan of INC by a margin of 9610 votes which was 17.27% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BJP had a vote share of 46.15% in 2017 in the seat.

In 2012, Vijaipal Singh Sajwan of INC won in this seat defeating Gopal Singh Rawat of BJP by a margin of 7023 votes which was 13.92% of the total votes polled in the constituency. INC had a vote share of 40.13% in 2012 in the seat.

Gangotri Vidhan Sabha Chunav Final Results (Jaswantnagar Assembly Election LATEST UPDATE and TRENDS)

The Gangotri seat is witnessing a tough fight between AAP candidate Ajay Kothiyal, his BJP rival Suresh Singh Chauhan and INC’s Vijaypal Singh Sajwan. BJP candidate Suresh Singh Chauhan is now in the lead. Suresh Singh Chauhan has overtaken INC candidate Vijaypal Singh Sajwan in Gangotri and currently has a lead of 425 votes over the latter.

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