Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: हरिद्वार लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttarakhand. It comprises two districts namely Haridwar and Dehradun (part). This constituency came into existence in 1977, following the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. Between the period of 1977-2009, this constituency was reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.[1]

Assembly Segments

Presently, Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following fourteen Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

  • Haridwar district:
  1. BHEL Ranipur
  2. Bhagwanpur (SC)
  3. Haridwar
  4. Hardwar Rural
  5. Jhabrera (SC)
  6. Jwalapur (SC)
  7. Khanpur
  8. Laksar
  9. Manglaur
  10. Piran Kaliyar
  11. Roorkee
  12. Dharampur from Dehradun district.
  13. Doiwala from Dehradun district.
  14. Rishikesh from Dehradun district.

Members of Parliament

  • 1952-76: Constituency does not exist

See Dehradun (Lok Sabha constituency)

Keys:   BJP   INC   JP   JP(S)   SP

Assembly Duration Name of the Member Political Party
6th1977 - 1980Bhagwan Dass RathorBLD
7th1980 - 1984Jag Pal SinghJNP(S)
8th1984 - 1987Sunder LalINC
8th (Bye-election)1987 - 1989Ram SinghINC
9th1989 - 1991Jag Pal SinghINC
10th1991 - 1996Ram SinghBJP
11th1996 - 1998Harpal Singh SathiBJP
12th1998 - 1999Harpal Singh SathiBJP
13th1999 - 2004Harpal Singh SathiBJP
14th2004 - 2009Rajendra Kumar BadiSP
15th2009 - 2014Harish RawatINC
16th2014 - IncumbentRamesh PokhriyalBJP

[2][3]

Election results

Indian general elections, 2014: Hardwar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 5,92,320 50.38 +24.39
INC Renuka Rawat 4,14,498 35.25 -6.91
BSP Haji Mohammad Islam 1,13,663 9.67 -13.34
AAP Kanchan Choudhry 18,170 1.55 N/A
SP Anita Saini 5,765 0.49 -4.18
NOTA None of the Above 3,049 0.26 N/A
Margin of victory 1,77,822 15.13 -1.04
Turnout 11,75,692 71.56 +10.68
BJP gain from INC Swing +8.22

See also

References

  1. ↑ With the addition of three Assembly segments–.. The Hindu, 25 March 2009.
  2. ↑ State wise list of MPs (Uttar Pradesh) Archived 22 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ State wise list of MPs (Uttarakhand) Archived 22 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine.

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