Karan Mahara

Karan Mahara (born 12 July 1972) is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and a former two-term member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.^[1][2][3] He held the post of Deputy Leader of opposition in Uttarakhand assembly from 2017 to 2022.^[4]

Karan Mahara
President Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 10 April 2021 – 11 November 2025
Preceded by	Ganesh Godiyal
Succeeded by	Ganesh Godiyal
Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office 2017–2022
Succeeded by	Pramod Nainwal, BJP
Constituency	Ranikhet
Personal details
Born	(1972-07-12) 12 July 1972 (age 53) Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, India
Party	Indian National Congress
Residence(s)	Ranikhet, Almora, Uttarakhand, India
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He was the president of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee. He was appointed Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress president on 10 April 2022 and served till 11 November 2025.^[5]

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2022	Ranikhet		INC	Lost	43.90%	Dr. Pramod Nainwal		BJP	50.05%	[6]
2017	Ranikhet		INC	Won	46.23%	Ajay Bhatt		BJP	34.13%	[7]
2012	Ranikhet		INC	Lost	35.46%	Ajay Bhatt		BJP	35.66%	[8]
2007	Ranikhet		INC	Won	36.83%	Ajay Bhatt		BJP	36.27%	[9]