Almora District

Uttarakhand

Almora district is one of the districts of Uttarakhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Almora. It covers 3,083 sq km and had a population of 6,22,506 at the 2011 census, a density of 201 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 6 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Almora
Area
3,083 sq km
Population
6.23 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
201 /km²
Literacy Rate
80.47%
Sex Ratio
1,139
per 1,000 males
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Almora District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Almora district.

Total Population
6.23 Lakh
Male Population
2.91 Lakh
Female Population
3.31 Lakh
Rural Population
5.60 Lakh
Urban Population
62,386
Scheduled Caste
1.51 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1,281
Literacy Rate
80.47%
Population Density
201 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,139
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 92.86%Female literacy 69.93%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Almora district.

12
Tehsils
11
Blocks
85
Nyay Panchayats
1,160
Gram Panchayats
2,289
Villages
Headquarters
Almora
Languages
Kumaoni, Hindi, Garhwali
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
29.59° N, 79.65° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Almora

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Almora

Constituency No. 3 · Scheduled Caste
Primary
Ajay Tamta
Ajay Tamta
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Dwarahat
  • Salt
  • Ranikhet
  • Someshwar
  • Almora
  • Jageshwar
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Almora

(6)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Dwarahat
No. 48 · Almora
MB
Madan Singh Bisht
Indian National Congress
MLA
Salt
No. 49 · Almora
MJ
Mahesh Jeena
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Ranikhet
No. 50 · Almora
PN
Pramod Nainwal
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Someshwar
No. 51 · Almora
RA
Rekha Arya
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Jageshwar
No. 53 · Almora
MM
Mohan Singh Mahara
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Almora

(7)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Almora district.

  • Ajay Tamta
    Ajay Tamta
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Almora · No. 3
  • MB
    Madan Singh Bisht
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Dwarahat · No. 48
  • MJ
    Mahesh Jeena
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Salt · No. 49
  • PN
    Pramod Nainwal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Ranikhet · No. 50
  • RA
    Rekha Arya
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Someshwar · No. 51
  • Manoj Tiwari
    Manoj Tiwari
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Almora · No. 52
  • MM
    Mohan Singh Mahara
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Jageshwar · No. 53

Election History

Lok Sabha

Almora · No. 3

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPAjay Tamta
    Votes 3,92,892Vote share 60.61%Margin 2,34,097
    1. 1. Ajay Tamta · BJP3,92,892 (60.61%)
    2. 2. Pradeep Tamta · INC1,58,795 (24.5%)
    3. 3. Narayan Ram · BSP10,210 (1.58%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPAjay Tamta
    Votes 4,44,651Vote share 64.03%Margin 2,32,986
    1. 1. Ajay Tamta · BJP4,44,651 (64.03%)
    2. 2. Pradeep Tamta · INC2,11,665 (30.48%)
    3. 3. Balkrishna · BSP12,100 (1.74%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPAjay Tamta
    Votes 3,48,186Vote share 53%Margin 95,690
    1. 1. Ajay Tamta · BJP3,48,186 (53%)
    2. 2. Pradeep Tamta · INC2,52,496 (38.44%)
    3. 3. Kripal Ram · BSP14,210 (2.16%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Uttarakhand
State
Almora
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 3
6 Assembly
No. 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53

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Almora District at a Glance

State
Uttarakhand
Headquarters
Almora
Area
3,083 sq km
Population
6.23 Lakh
Population density
201 per km²
Sex ratio
1,139 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
80.47%
Languages
Kumaoni, Hindi, Garhwali
Tehsils
12
Blocks
11
Gram panchayats
1,160
Villages
2,289
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
6
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Uttarakhand
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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