Devprayag Assembly Election Result 2012

Uttarakhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2012

Mantri Prasad Naithani of Independent won the Devprayag Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Uttarakhand in the 2012 state assembly election, securing 12,294 votes (30.60% vote share). The runner-up was Diwakar Bhatt (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 10,753 votes.

A total of 12 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Uttarakhand
  • Constituency: Devprayag
  • Constituency Number: 10
  • Total Contestants: 12
  • Election Year: 2012
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Mantri Prasad Naithani

Independent

12,294
30.60%
#2
Diwakar Bhatt

Bharatiya Janata Party

10,753
26.80%
#3
Mahipal Singh

Independent

6,706
16.70%
#4
Shoorveer Singh Sajwan

Indian National Congress

6,358
15.80%
#5
Jai Krishan (PUMMY) JANSEWAK

Bahujan Samaj Party

1,001
2.50%
#6
Puran Singh Bhandari

Independent

611
1.50%
#7
Ved Prakash

Independent

456
1.10%
#8
Raghunandan Pandey

Shiv Sena

423
1.10%
#9
Jabar Singh Urf Krantikari Pawel

Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha

418
1.00%
#10
Bilashwar Jhaldiyal

Rashtriya Lok Dal

411
1.00%
#11
Mukesh Chamoli

Nationalist Congress Party

370
0.90%
#12
Jai Prakash Upadhyay

Uttarakhand Kranti Dal(P)

365
0.90%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Mantri Prasad Naithani Independent 12,294 30.60%
2 Diwakar Bhatt Bharatiya Janata Party 10,753 26.80%
3 Mahipal Singh Independent 6,706 16.70%
4 Shoorveer Singh Sajwan Indian National Congress 6,358 15.80%
5 Jai Krishan (PUMMY) JANSEWAK Bahujan Samaj Party 1,001 2.50%
6 Puran Singh Bhandari Independent 611 1.50%
7 Ved Prakash Independent 456 1.10%
8 Raghunandan Pandey Shiv Sena 423 1.10%
9 Jabar Singh Urf Krantikari Pawel Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha 418 1.00%
10 Bilashwar Jhaldiyal Rashtriya Lok Dal 411 1.00%
11 Mukesh Chamoli Nationalist Congress Party 370 0.90%
12 Jai Prakash Upadhyay Uttarakhand Kranti Dal(P) 365 0.90%

About Devprayag Assembly Constituency

The Devprayag constituency is part of the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2012 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Mantri Prasad Naithani (Independent) emerged as the winner securing 12,294 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

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Frequently Asked Questions

12 candidates contested from Devprayag assembly constituency in the 2012 Vidhan Sabha election.

Devprayag is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Uttarakhand.

Mantri Prasad Naithani (Independent) won the Devprayag assembly seat in the 2012 Vidhan Sabha election.