Tehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: टिहरी गढ़वाल लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Uttarakhand. This constituency came into existence in 1957, following the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. It Comprises the districts of Uttarkashi, Dehradun (part) and Tehri Garhwal (part).

Assembly segments

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

  • Dehradun district:
  1. Chakrata
  2. Dehradun Cantt
  3. Mussoorie
  4. Raipur
  5. Rajpur Road
  6. Sahaspur
  7. Vikasnagar
  • Tehri Garhwal district:
  1. Dhanaulti
  2. Ghansali
  3. Pratapnagar
  4. Tehri
  • Uttarakashi district:
  1. Gangotri
  2. Purola
  3. Yamunotri

Members of Parliament

Keys:   BJP   INC/Congress(I)   JP

ElectionMemberParty
1952 Kamalendumati Shah Indian National Congress
1957 Manabendra Shah Indian National Congress
1962 Manabendra Shah Indian National Congress
1967 Manabendra Shah Indian National Congress
1971 Paripoornanand Painuli Indian National Congress
1977 Trepan Singh Negi Janata Party
1980 Trepan Singh Negi Indian National Congress
1984 Brahm Dutt Indian National Congress
1989 Brahm Dutt Indian National Congress
1991 Manabendra Shah Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 Manabendra Shah Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Manabendra Shah Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Manabendra Shah Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Manabendra Shah Bharatiya Janata Party
2007 (By-election) Vijay Bahuguna Indian National Congress
2009 Vijay Bahuguna Indian National Congress
2012 (By-election) Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

General Election, 2014: Tehri Garhwal
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah 4,46,733 57.50 +9.39
INC Saket Bahuguna 2,54,230 32.72 -10.95
NOTA None of the Above 10,762 1.39 +1.39
Margin of victory 1,92,503 24.68 +20.24
Turnout 7,76,214 57.39 +14.73
BJP hold Swing +9.39
By Election, 2012: Tehri Garhwal
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah 2,45,835 48.11
INC Saket Bahuguna 2,23,141 43.67
URM Japinder Singh Uttarakhandi 7,466 1.46
UKD(P) Trivendra Singh Panwar 6,939 1.36
JUKD Yogi Rakesh Nath 4,100 0.80
Majority 22,694 4.44
Turnout 5,10,951 42.66
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

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