Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: गढ़वाल लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) 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, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Nainital (part) and Tehri Garhwal (part).

Assembly segments

Presently, Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following fourteen Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]

  • Chamoli district:
  1. Badrinath
  2. Karnaprayag
  3. Tharali
  • Nainital district:
  1. Ramnagar
  • Pauri Garhwal district:
  1. Chaubattakhal
  2. Kotdwar
  3. Lansdowne
  4. Pauri
  5. Srinagar
  6. Yamkeshwar
  • Rudraprayag district:
  1. Kedarnath
  2. Rudraprayag
  • Tehri Garhwal district:
  1. Devprayag
  2. Narendranagar

Members of Parliament

Keys:   AIIC(T)   BJP   INC/Congress(I)   JD   JP   JP(S)

Assembly Duration Name of the Member Political Party
1st1952 - 1957Bhakt DarshanINC
2nd1957 - 1962Bhakt DarshanINC
3rd1962 - 1967Bhakt DarshanINC
4th1967 - 1971Bhakt DarshanINC
5th1971 - 1977Pratap Singh NegiINC
6th1977 - 1980Jagannath SharmaJP
7th1980 - 1984Hemwati Nandan BahugunaJP(S)
8th1984 - 1989Chandra Mohan Singh NegiCongress(I)
9th1989 - 1991Chandra Mohan Singh NegiJD
10th1991 - 1996Bhuwan Chandra KhanduriBJP
11th1996 - 1998Satpal MaharajAIIC(T)
12th1998 - 1999Bhuwan Chandra KhanduriBJP
13th1999 - 2004Bhuwan Chandra KhanduriBJP
14th2004 - 2007Bhuwan Chandra KhanduriBJP
14th
(Bye-election)		2007 - 2009Tej Pal Singh RawatBJP
15th2009 - 2014Satpal MaharajINC
16th2014 - IncumbentBhuwan Chandra KhanduriBJP

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General Election, 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Garhwal
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
NOTA None of the Above 8,659 1.27 ---
Margin of victory 1,84,526 27.06 +23.80
Turnout 6,82,024 56.62
BJP gain from INC Swing +10.71

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ State wise list of MPs (Uttar Pradesh)
  3. ↑ State wise list of MPs (Uttarakhand)

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