Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)
2-Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: 2-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, Nainital (part), Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag and Tehri Garhwal (part).
Assembly segments
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 | ||
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 | ||
| 6 | Karnaprayag | ||
| 5 | Tharali | SC | |
| Nainital | |||
| 61 | Ramnagar | ||
| Pauri Garhwal | |||
| 39 | Chaubattakhal | ||
| 41 | Kotdwar | ||
| 40 | Lansdowne | ||
| 37 | Pauri | SC | |
| 38 | Srinagar | ||
| 36 | Yamkeshwar | ||
| Rudraprayag | |||
| 7 | Kedarnath | ||
| 8 | Rudraprayag | ||
| Tehri Garhwal | |||
| 10 | Devprayag | ||
| 11 | Narendranagar | ||
Members of Parliament
Keys:
Election results
| 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 | --- | |
| Margin of victory | 3,02,669 | 40.75 | |||
| Turnout | 7,48,022 | 55.17 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Satpal Maharaj | 2,36,949 | 44.12 | ||
| BJP | Tejpal Singh Rawat | 2,19,552 | 40.88 | ||
| Margin of victory | 17,397 | 3.26 | |||
| Turnout | 5,33,843 | 48.87 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "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.
- https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19820531-garhwal-poll-as-historic-as-jallianwalla-bagh-or-champaran-hemvati-nandan-bahuguna-771814-2013-10-09
External links
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