Mayukh Mahar in a political rally

Mayukh Mahar is an Indian politician who is the current representative from the Pithoragarh legislative constituency in Uttarakhand State Legislative assembly.[1] He is a member of Indian National Congress. Currently, he is the MLA representing Pithoragarh State Legislative Constituency. Ethnically, he is a Kumaoni and a Kshatriya Rajput. He was elected as MLA from Pithoragarh constituency for the first time in 2012. Then, in 2017 assembly elections, he got defeated by Prakash Pant.[2] Afterwards, in 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Elections, he again came to power, defeating Chandra Pant from Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]

Electoral performance

Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote % Ref
2022 Pithoragarh INC Won 47.48% Chandra Pant BJP 38.84% [4]
2017 Pithoragarh INC Lost 45.15% Anju Lunthi BJP 49.16% [5]
2007 Kanalichhina INC Won 42.21% None of the above UKD 27.59% [6]
2002 Pithoragarh INC Lost 24.18% Manoj Kumar Bhatt BJP 39.15% [7]

References

  1. ^ "Mayukh Mahar(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PITHORAGARH(PITHORAGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "PRAKASH PANT Won with 32941 votes - 2017 Pithoragarh - Uttarakhand Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Pithoragarh Election Result 2022 LIVE: Pithoragarh MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.