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Almora, Uttar Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Almora (Uttar Pradesh) was won by Bachi Singh Rawat (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 1999 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 11,459 votes over Harish Rawat. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Almora, Uttar Pradesh, from 1957 to 1999.

Full Election History, 1957–1999

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Har Govind Indian National Congress 49,549 55.1% Poorna Nand (Praja Socialist Party) 9,127 (10.1 pts)
1962 Jang Bahadur Singh Indian National Congress 51,507 48.8% Pratap Singh (Jharkhand Party) 26,998 (25.6 pts)
1967 J. B. Singh Indian National Congress 59,388 46.8% G. Singh (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 10,634 (8.4 pts)
1971 Narendra Singh Indian National Congress 89,751 67.1% Shobhan Singh Jina (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 54,421 (40.7 pts)
1977 Murli Manohar Joshi Bharatiya Lok Dal 153,409 63.6% Narendra Singh Bisht (Indian National Congress) 77,476 (32.1 pts)
1980 Harish Chandra Singh Congress (I) 108,530 46.3% Murli Manohar Joshi (Janata Party) 58,682 (25.0 pts)
1984 Harish Chandra Singh Indian National Congress 185,006 61.3% Murli Manohar Joshi (Bharatiya Janata Party) 140,332 (46.5 pts)
1989 Harish Chandra Singh Rawat Indian National Congress 149,703 42.5% Kashi Singh Airi (Independent) 10,801 (3.1 pts)
1991 Jeewan Bharatiya Janata Party 149,761 45.9% Harish Chandra Singh Rawat (Indian National Congress) 29,145 (8.9 pts)
1996 Bachi Singh Rawat Bharatiya Janata Party 161,548 41.0% Harish Chandra Singh Rawat (Indian National Congress) 56,906 (14.5 pts)
1998 Bachi Singh Rawat Bharatiya Janata Party 228,414 52.4% Harish Chandra Singh Rawat (Indian National Congress) 81,903 (18.8 pts)
1999 Bachi Singh Rawat Bharatiya Janata Party 192,388 48.4% Harish Rawat (Indian National Congress) 11,459 (2.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Har Govind Indian National Congress 49,549 55.1%
Poorna Nand Praja Socialist Party 40,422 44.9%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jang Bahadur Singh Indian National Congress 51,507 48.8%
Pratap Singh Jharkhand Party 24,509 23.2%
Poorna Nand Independent 17,805 16.9%
Pooran Chandra Praja Socialist Party 11,680 11.1%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
J. B. Singh Indian National Congress 59,388 46.8%
G. Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh 48,754 38.4%
Poornanand Praja Socialist Party 18,708 14.7%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Narendra Singh Indian National Congress 89,751 67.1%
Shobhan Singh Jina Bharatiya Jana Sangh 35,330 26.4%
Madan Lal Independent 8,638 6.5%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Murli Manohar Joshi Bharatiya Lok Dal 153,409 63.6%
Narendra Singh Bisht Indian National Congress 75,933 31.5%
M.C. Pant Independent 11,850 4.9%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harish Chandra Singh Congress (I) 108,530 46.3%
Murli Manohar Joshi Janata Party 49,848 21.3%
Devi Datt Pant Independent 31,392 13.4%
Puran Prakask Kargati Janata Party (Secular) 13,240 5.6%
Vijay Panth Independent 7,404 3.2%
Gopal Singh Independent 7,050 3.0%
Pancham Singh Independent 6,497 2.8%
Harihar Singh Bangari Independent 4,387 1.9%
Gusain Singh Congress (U) 3,479 1.5%
Harish Prasad Independent 2,523 1.1%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harish Chandra Singh Indian National Congress 185,006 61.3%
Murli Manohar Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party 44,674 14.8%
Bahadur Ram Tamta LKD 42,444 14.1%
Jaswant Singh Bisht Independent 10,565 3.5%
Dan Singh Mehra Independent 6,544 2.2%
Diwan Singh Patwal Independent 5,615 1.9%
Purushotam DDP 4,947 1.6%
Mohan Singh Bhakuni Independent 2,217 0.7%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harish Chandra Singh Rawat Indian National Congress 149,703 42.5%
Kashi Singh Airi Independent 138,902 39.4%
Bhagat Singh Koshyari Bharatiya Janata Party 34,768 9.9%
Chandra Ballabh Independent 9,840 2.8%
Raghuwar Ram Independent 7,315 2.1%
Mohani Devi DDP 4,815 1.4%
Devendra Singh Independent 2,554 0.7%
Mohan Singh Bhakuni Independent 2,516 0.7%
Hardesh Kumar Deepali Independent 2,207 0.6%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jeewan Bharatiya Janata Party 149,761 45.9%
Harish Chandra Singh Rawat Indian National Congress 120,616 37.0%
Puran Singh Dangwal UKD 20,652 6.3%
Shamser Singh Bisht Janata Dal 5,813 1.8%
Ganesh Singh Rautela Janata Party 5,128 1.6%
Gopal Singh Independent 4,057 1.2%
Guljar Singh Independent 3,837 1.2%
Jiwan Singh Independent 2,771 0.9%
Gusain Singh Dafauti Independent 2,750 0.8%
Shyam Lal Independent 1,987 0.6%
Raghuwar Ram Independent 1,650 0.5%
Amar Singh Negi Independent 1,433 0.4%
Mohani Devi Phuloriya (W) DDP 1,059 0.3%
Basant Ballabh Joshi Independent 1,005 0.3%
Devendra Singh Independent 1,003 0.3%
Awatar Singh Rawat Independent 874 0.3%
Mohan Singh Bhakuny Independent 854 0.3%
Dayakrishna All India Forward Bloc 734 0.2%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bachi Singh Rawat Bharatiya Janata Party 161,548 41.0%
Harish Chandra Singh Rawat Indian National Congress 104,642 26.6%
Balam Singh Janoti AIIC(T) 68,726 17.5%
Mahendra Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 28,407 7.2%
Jitendera Kumar Pant Independent 9,849 2.5%
Nandan Singh Bora Samajwadi Party 6,096 1.5%
Gopal Ram Independent 3,947 1.0%
Mohd.Dilshad Khan Independent 1,977 0.5%
Govind Lal Independent 1,703 0.4%
Guljar Khan Independent 1,586 0.4%
Dewaki Devi Independent 1,536 0.4%
Manju Goswami Independent 1,514 0.4%
Jeet Singh Parihar Independent 1,149 0.3%
Krishna Pathak Independent 905 0.2%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bachi Singh Rawat Bharatiya Janata Party 228,414 52.4%
Harish Chandra Singh Rawat Indian National Congress 146,511 33.6%
Kashi Singh Airy Independent 34,745 8.0%
Jeewan Sharma Bahujan Samaj Party 22,059 5.1%
Devendra Singh Rawat AJBP 2,163 0.5%
Anil Paliwal AIRJP 2,113 0.5%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bachi Singh Rawat Bharatiya Janata Party 192,388 48.4%
Harish Rawat Indian National Congress 180,929 45.5%
Pushpa Katoj UKKD 7,653 1.9%
Gopal Ram Das Bahujan Samaj Party 5,729 1.4%
Amba Datt BBMKD 2,706 0.7%
D.K. Joshi Janata Dal (Secular) 2,410 0.6%
Gusain Singh Samajwadi Party 2,381 0.6%
Prakash Chandra Thulghariya Independent 1,872 0.5%
Dr. Govind Ballabh Joshi AJBP 858 0.2%
Ramesh Chandra Joshi Independent 679 0.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 10.1 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 25.6 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 8.4 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 40.7 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 32.1 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 25.0 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 46.5 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 3.1 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 8.9 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 14.5 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 18.8 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 2.9 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999

Trend

Almora has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Almora in the 1999 Lok Sabha election?

Bachi Singh Rawat (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Almora, Uttar Pradesh, in 1999 with 192,388 votes (48.4%), a margin of 11,459 votes over Harish Rawat.

Which parties have won Almora since 1957?

Since 1957, Almora has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Almora?

The closest result on record for Almora was 1999, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 11,459 votes (2.9 percentage points).

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