Karnaprayag Assembly constituency (also known as Karnaprayag Legislative Assembly constituency) is one of the 70 assembly constituencies in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is located in Chamoli district and forms part of the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency is numbered as constituency No. 6 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and does not have any reservation for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes.
Location and Demographics
Karnaprayag Assembly constituency is situated in the Garhwal region of northern India, within Chamoli district. As of the most recent elections, the constituency had approximately 98,042 registered electors.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Anil Nautiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Anil Nautiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Surendra Singh Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Anil Nautiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election Results Summary
2022
- Winner: Anil Nautiyal (BJP) – 28,911 votes (49.01%)
- Runner-up: Mukesh Negi (INC) – 22,196 votes (37.63%)
- Margin of victory: 6,715 votes (11.38%)
- Turnout: 60.17%
2017
- Winner: Surendra Singh Negi (BJP) – 28,159 votes (51.69%)
- Runner-up: Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri (INC) – 20,610 votes (37.83%)
- Margin of victory: 7,549 votes (13.86%)
- Turnout: 56.40%
2012
- Winner: Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri (INC) – 11,147 votes (22.56%)
- Runner-up: Surendra Singh Negi (Independent) – 10,920 votes (22.10%)
- Margin of victory: 227 votes (0.46%)
- Turnout: 58.96%
2007
- Winner: Anil Nautiyal (BJP) – 15,716 votes (36.08%)
- Runner-up: Prithvipal (INC) – 8,565 votes (19.66%)
- Margin of victory: 7,151 votes (16.42%)
- Turnout: 59.63%
2002
- Winner: Anil Nautiyal (BJP) – 9,224 votes (26.94%)
- Runner-up: Surendra Singh (NCP) – 7,584 votes (22.15%)
- Margin of victory: 1,640 votes (4.79%)
- Turnout: 54.64%
Current Representation
As of the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, the sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karnaprayag is Anil Nautiyal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who won his fourth term from this constituency.
Adjacent Constituencies
Karnaprayag is bordered by the Badrinath and Tharali assembly constituencies within Uttarakhand. It is part of the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency for parliamentary elections.
