Bageshwar Election Result- In the byelection held for the Bageshwar Assembly seat of Uttarakhand, BJP aspirant Parwati Dass defeated Basant Kumar of Congress. Parwati Dass defeated the Congress leader by a margin of 2,321 votes. Byelection for this seat of Kumaon division was held on September 5. BJP has winning this assembly seat for 2 decades.
The byelection for this seat was necessitated by the death of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Chandan Ram Das, who was the Transport Minister in the Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Cabinet in April. A total of 5 aspirants were trying their luck in the byelection, but the main contest was between the ruling party BJP & the Opposition Congress.
Bageshwar Election Result
BJP fielded Parwati Dass, the wife of Chandan Ram Dass, while Congress gave a ticket to Basant Kumar opposed to her. Kumar had contested the last assembly elections in 2022 on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket, but switched to Congress just before the byelection. Besides BJP & Congress, Samajwadi Party, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal & Uttarakhand Parivartan Party as well fielded their aspirants. Moreover, providing ticket to the turncoat proved costly for the Congress.
Counting of votes in Bageshwar byelection began at 8 am. In the 1st round, Congress aspirant Basant Kumar was leading by 754 votes. After which Parvati Devi overtook Basant Kumar in the second round. In the 3rd round, BJP was one vote ahead of the Congress candidate. After this, Parwati Dass didn’t look back and gradually got a decisive lead and won the election. This is a big relief for the ruling BJP in the state before the 2024 elections.
Bageshwar Election Result Details
| Article Name | Bageshwar Election Result |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Elected Year | 2023 |
| Winner | Parwati Dass |
| Category | Trending |
| LS Constituency | Almora |
Bypoll Result of Bageshwar: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Parwati Dass wins
BJP’s Parwati Dass defeats Congress’s Basant Kumar by 2,405 votes.
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Bageshwar Assembly Bypoll Result: Vote counting underway
The counting of votes in the Bageshwar assembly bypoll in Uttarakhand started at 8 am on Friday, officials told news agency PTI.
The votes are being counted at the Bageshwar Degree College where 14 tables have set up and 130 polling personnel are on the job, Bageshwar District Magistrate Anuradha Pal said. Polling to the reserved SC seat in the Kumaon Division was held on September 5 when 55.44 % of the approximate 1.2 lakh voters exercised the franchise.
Bageshwar By-Election: Vote Counting Underway, Trends Expected Shortly
Vote counting has started for the Bageshwar Assembly by-election. The counting procedure started at 8 AM on Friday morning. At first, postal ballots are being counted, followed by the opening of electronic voting machines (EVMs). Trends & results are expecting to emerge soon. This by-election was held for the Bageshwar Assembly constituency in Uttarakhand.
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Bageshwar Bypoll Result: 10 rounds of vote counting
As per the Election Commission, after 10 rounds of vote counting, here are the number of votes bagged by aspirants-
- Bharatiya Janata Party’s Parwati Dass – 25,094 votes
- Congress’s Basant Kumar – 23,053 votes
- Uttarakhand Kranti Dal’s Arjun Kumar Dev – 630 votes
- Samajwadi Party’s Bhagawati Prasad – 490 votes
- Uttarakhand Parivartan Party’s Bhagwat Kohli – 209 votes
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Tehsil are there in Bageshwar district?
For administrative convenience, Bageshwar is divided in four Tehsils, viz., Bageshwar—comprising 415 inhabited villages; 2) Kanda (with 180 inhabited villages); 3) Kapkot having 156 villages; and Garur having 197 revenue villages.
What is the fact about Bageshwar?
It is located at a distance of 470 km from the National Capital New Delhi and 332 km from the State Capital Dehradun. Bageshwar is known for its scenic environment, glaciers, rivers and temples. It is also the administrative headquarters of Bageshwar district.
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