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In the 2017 elections, BJP swept it with winning 56 seats, further forming the government led by Trivendra Singh Rawat. It gained 26 more seats than the 2012 elections. Congress, on the other hand, lost 21 seats and won hardly 11 seats.

The BJP had swept the elections by claiming a total of 57 seats, a rise of 26 seats from its performance in the 2012 elections. Hence, the party formed the government in the state and Trivendra Singh Rawat became the chief minister. The saffron party managed to secure 23 lakh votes and a 46.5 per cent vote share in 2017. Congress, the grand old party emerged as the biggest loser in the polls, barely securing 11 seats with a whopping loss of 21 seats from the 2012 results.

Uttarakhand witnessed a high-octane assembly election campaign this year as Bharatiya Janata Congress and Congress battled it out for the 70 legislative assemblies in the state.

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The state assembly elections 2022 were held last month on February 14 in a single phase while some of the results are still underway. Meanwhile, take a look at the list of candidates who have won the 2022 assembly elections so far.

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1.    Bageshwar: CHANDAN RAM DASS, Bharatiya Janata Party

2.    Bhagwanpur: Mamta Rakesh, Indian National Congress

3.    Champawat: Kailash Chandra Gahtori, Bharatiya Janata Party

4.    Dehradun Cantt: Savita Kapoor, Bharatiya Janata Party

5.    Doiwala: BRIJ BHUSHAN GAIROLA, Bharatiya Janata Party

6.    Gadarpur: Arvind Pandey, Bharatiya Janata Party

7.    Haldwani: SUMIT HRIDAYESH, Indian National Congress

8.    Hardwar: MADAN KAUSHIK, Bharatiya Janata Party

9.    Hardwar Rural: Anupama Rawat, Indian National Congress

10.    Jaspur: ADESH SINGH CHAUHAN, Indian National Congress

11.    Kaladhungi: BANSHIDHAR BHAGAT, Bharatiya Janata Party

12.    Kapkot: Suresh Gariya, Bharatiya Janata Party

13.    Laksar:     Shahzad, Bahujan Samaj Party

14.    Lohaghat: KHUSHAL SINGH ADHIKARI, Indian National Congress

15.    Mussoorie: GANESH JOSHI, Bharatiya Janata Party

16.    Nainital    Sarita: Arya, Bharatiya Janata Party

17.    Narendranagar: SUBODH UNIYAL, Bharatiya Janata Party

18.    Pratapnagar: Vikram Singh Negi, Indian National Congress

19.    Purola: DURGESHWAR LAL, Bharatiya Janata Party

20.    Raipur: UMESH SHARMA KAU, Bharatiya Janata Party

21.    Rajpur Road: KHAJAN DASS, Bharatiya Janata Party

22.    Ramnagar: DIWAN SINGH BISHT, Bharatiya Janata Party

23.    Rishikesh: PREM CHAND AGGARWAL, Bharatiya Janata Party

24.    Roorkee: Pradeep Batra, Bharatiya Janata Party

25.    Sahaspur: SAHDEV SINGH PUNDIR, Bharatiya Janata Party

26.    Salt: Mahesh Jeena, Bharatiya Janata Party

27.    Sitarganj: Saurabh Bahuguna, Bharatiya Janata Party

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