Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttarakhand. This constituency came into existence in 1957, following the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. It comprises five districts namely Chamoli, Nainital (part), Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag and Tehri Garhwal (part).
| Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Tirath Singh Rawat |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Former MP | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri |
| Assembly Constituencies | 14: Badrinath, Tharali, Karnaprayag, Kedarnath, Rudraprayag, Devprayag, Narendranagar, Yamkeshwar, Pauri, Srinagar, Chaubattakhal, Lansdowne, Kotdwar and Ramnagar |
Assembly segmentsEdit
After the formation of Uttarakhand
At present, Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following fourteen Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]
| District | Assembly constituency segments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | SC/ST | |
| Chamoli | |||
| 4 | Badrinath | ||
| 5 | Tharali | SC | |
| 6 | Karnaprayag | ||
| Rudraprayag | 7 | Kedarnath | |
| 8 | Rudraprayag | ||
| Tehri Garhwal | 10 | Devprayag | |
| 11 | Narendranagar | ||
| Pauri Garhwal | 36 | Yamkeshwar | |
| 37 | Pauri | SC | |
| 38 | Srinagar | ||
| 39 | Chaubattakhal | ||
| 40 | Lansdowne | ||
| 41 | Kotdwar | ||
| Nainital | 61 | Ramnagar | |
Before the formation of Uttarakhand
Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency segments of Uttar Pradesh:
| District | Assembly constituency segments | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | SC/ST | |
| Bijnor | Najibabad | |
| Chamoli | ||
| Badri–Kedar | ||
| Karnaprayag | ||
| Pauri Garhwal | ||
| Lansdowne | ||
| Pauri | ||
Members of ParliamentEdit
Election resultsEdit
2019Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tirath Singh Rawat | 5,06,980 | 68.25 | ||
| INC | Manish Khanduri | 2,04,311 | 27.51 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 12,276 | 1.65 | ||
| IND | Vinod Prasad Notiyal | 5,302 | 2.71 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,02,669 | 40.75 | |||
| Turnout | 7,48,022 | 55.17 | +1.19 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri | 4,05,690 | 59.48 | +15.07 | |
| INC | Harak Singh Rawat | 2,21,164 | 32.43 | -8.72 | |
| BSP | Dheer Singh Bisht | 9,250 | 1.36 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,659 | 1.27 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,84,526 | 27.06 | +23.80 | ||
| Turnout | 6,84,014 | 53.98 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +10.71 | |||
2009Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Satpal Maharaj | 2,36,949 | 44.12 | ||
| BJP | Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Tejpal Singh Rawat | 2,19,552 | 40.88 | ||
| BSP | Rajeev Agarwal | 34,622 | 6.45 | ||
| CPI | Lalita Prasad Bhatt | 7,330 | 1.36 | ||
| Margin of victory | 17,397 | 3.26 | |||
| Turnout | 5,33,843 | 48.87 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Uttarakhand state: Assembly Constituencies- Corresponding Districts & Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand website. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.