Raghunath Singh Chauhan of BJP is the MLA from Almora assembly seat. Raghunath Singh Chouhan defeated Manoj Tiwari of Congress. He is the Deputy Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. Almora assembly seat is an assembly seat in the Almora district of Uttarakhand. In the politics of Uttarakhand, this seat of Almora district headquarters is counted among the important seats. This assembly constituency of Almora was once recognized as the capital of Kumaon. Chand Raja used to run his rule from here and even today it is the center of Uttarakhand politics.

The politics of Almora assembly constituency is famous since the time of Chand Rajas. The temple of Golu Devta, Kasar Devi, Nanda Devi, Shay Devi, including nine goddesses and Ashta Bhairav ​​temples are here, hence it is also called the city of gods and the cultural capital of Kumaon. Even during the British period, the administration was conducted from Almora itself.

Political background

After the formation of Uttarakhand state for the Almora assembly seat, in the first election held in the year 2002, Kailash Sharma of Bharatiya Janata Party was elected MLA. In 2007 and 2012, this seat was with the Congress. In 2007, Manoj Tiwari of Congress had reached the assembly for the first time from this seat. Manoj Tiwari had retained his hold on this seat in the 2012 elections as well.

Mandate of 2017

In the 2017 assembly elections from Almora assembly seat, Manoj Tiwari had landed on a Congress ticket in search of a third consecutive victory. BJP fielded Raghunath Singh Chauhan in front of him. BJP’s Raghunath scuttled Manoj Tiwari’s plans to score a hat-trick of victory. Raghunath Singh Chouhan defeated his nearest rival Manoj of Congress by a margin of more than five thousand votes.

Social structure

Urban as well as rural areas come under Almora assembly constituency. There are about 90 thousand voters in this assembly constituency. There are about 90 thousand voters in this assembly constituency. If we talk about caste equations, then Almora Baramandal assembly seat is considered to be upper caste majority seat. Voters of Other Backward Classes also play a decisive role in deciding the election results of this assembly seat.

MLA report card

BJP’s Raghunath Singh Chauhan, MLA from Almora assembly seat, is also the deputy speaker of the state’s assembly. Raghunath Singh Chauhan has also been an MLA from Jageshwar assembly seat before the Almora Baramandal assembly seat. Raghunath Singh claims that during his tenure, along with roads, electricity and water, work has also been done on education and health. He is describing the establishment of the university in Almora as his big achievement.