Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency)

Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: हरिद्वार लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency 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:

  1. BHEL Ranipur
  2. Bhagwanpur
  3. Haridwar
  4. Haridwar Rural
  5. Jhabrera
  6. Jwalapur
  7. Khanpur
  8. Laksar
  9. Manglaur
  10. Piran Kaliyar
  11. Roorkee
  1. Dharampur
  2. Doiwala
  3. Rishikesh

Members of Parliament

Keys:   BJP   INC/Congress(I)   JP   JP(S)   SP

Assembly Duration Name of the Member Political Party
6th1977 - 1980 Bhagwan Dass Rathor JP
7th1980 - 1984 Jag Pal Singh JP(S)
8th1984 - 1987 Sunder Lal Congress(I)
8th
(Bye-election)		1987 - 1989 Ram Singh Congress(I)
9th1989 - 1991 Jag Pal Singh Congress(I)
10th1991 - 1996 Ram Singh BJP
11th1996 - 1998 Harpal Singh Sathi BJP
12th1998 - 1999 Harpal Singh Sathi BJP
13th1999 - 2004 Harpal Singh Sathi BJP
14th2004 - 2009 Rajendra Kumar Badi SP
15th2009 - 2014 Harish Rawat INC
16th2014 - Incumbent Ramesh Pokhriyal BJP

[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, March 25, 2009.
  2. ↑ State wise list of MPs (Uttar Pradesh)
  3. ↑ State wise list of MPs (Uttarakhand)

External links

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