Rudraprayag Assembly constituency

Rudraprayag is one of the 70 electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Rudraprayag area of Ruraprayag Tehsil^[1] and is a part of Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency). As of 2022, its representative is Bharat Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[2]

Rudraprayag
Constituency No. 8 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
LS constituency	Garhwal
Established	2002
Total electors	66,643 (2017)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Bharat Singh
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2002	Matbar Singh Kandari		Bharatiya Janata Party
2007
2012	Harak Singh Rawat		Indian National Congress
2017	Bharat Singh Chaudhary		Bharatiya Janata Party
2022

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Rudraprayag^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bharat Singh Chaudhary	29,660	46.78%	3.37
	INC	Pradeep Prasad Thapliyal	19,858	31.32%	6.19
	Independent	Matbar Singh Kandari	4,838	7.63%	New
	UKD	Mohit Dimri	4,623	7.29%	New
	Independent	Sudhir Negi	1,219	1.92%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	871	1.37%	0.79
	CPI	Sudhir Rauthan	694	1.09%	0.18
	AAP	Pyar Singh Negi	413	0.65%	New
	Independent	Mahabir Singh Jagwan	412	0.65%	New
	BMP	Birendra Pratap Singh	323	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			9,802	15.46%	9.56
Turnout			63,397	59.89%	0.61
Registered electors			1,05,849		7.29
	BJP hold		Swing	3.37

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Rudraprayag^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bharat Singh Chaudhary	29,333	50.15%	23.63
	INC	Laxmi Singh Rana	14,701	25.14%	3.87
	Independent	Pradeep Prasad Thapliyal	5,818	9.95%	New
	Independent	Jagmohan Singh Rauthan	3,342	5.71%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	1,266	2.16%	New
	BSP	Surjeet Lal	801	1.37%	1.17
	CPI	Lalita Prasad	746	1.28%	New
	Independent	Bhagwati Prasad	711	1.22%	New
	Independent	Jai Om Prakash	642	1.10%	New
	Independent	Jagdish Singh	359	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			14,632	25.02%	22.53
Turnout			58,488	59.28%	2.73
Registered electors			98,657		14.74
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	21.14

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Rudraprayag^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harak Singh Rawat	15,469	29.01%	9.56
	BJP	Matbar Singh Kandari	14,143	26.52%	7.49
	Independent	Bharat Singh Chaudhary	7,988	14.98%	New
	URM	Arjun Singh	6,331	11.87%	New
	Independent	Virendra Singh	3,354	6.29%	New
	BSP	Dheer Singh	1,355	2.54%	3.61
	UKD	Kishori Nandan Dobhal	910	1.71%	9.98
	SP	Kuldip Singh	720	1.35%	1.12
	Independent	Bhagwati Prasad	717	1.34%	New
	LJP	Kundan Lal	716	1.34%	New
	Independent	Vijendra Prasad	477	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			1,326	2.49%	12.08
Turnout			53,326	62.02%	2.19
Registered electors			85,984
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	5.00

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Rudraprayag^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Matbar Singh Kandari	16,394	34.01%	3.64
	INC	Virendra Singh Butola	9,374	19.45%	3.79
	NCP	Bharat Singh Chaudhary	6,322	13.11%	New
	UKD	Srikrishna Bhatt	5,635	11.69%	3.09
	Independent	Beer Singh Rawat	3,123	6.48%	New
	BSP	Vikram Singh	2,964	6.15%	0.88
	BJSH	Virendra Singh Bisht	1,501	3.11%	New
	SP	Jaspal Singh	1,189	2.47%	0.36
	Independent	Anand Singh	688	1.43%	New
	Vishwa Vikas Sangh	Leela Nand Bahuguna	572	1.19%	New
	Samata Party	Mahaveer Singh	445	0.92%	3.53
Margin of victory			7,020	14.56%	0.14
Turnout			48,207	59.96%	9.51
Registered electors			80,571
	BJP hold		Swing	3.64

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Rudraprayag^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Matbar Singh Kandari	15,031	37.65%	New
	INC	Gajendra Singh	9,275	23.23%	New
	UKD	Shrikrishna	3,432	8.60%	New
	BSP	Dharma Lal	2,806	7.03%	New
	Independent	Bhagwati Prasad	2,313	5.79%	New
	Samata Party	Kishori Nandan	1,779	4.46%	New
	Independent	Gulab Singh	1,286	3.22%	New
	Uttarakhand Janwadi Party	Badri Prashad Jasola	988	2.47%	New
	SP	Jaspal Singh	840	2.10%	New
	Independent	Umed Singh	805	2.02%	New
	Independent	Prem Prakash	560	1.40%	New
Margin of victory			5,756	14.42%
Turnout			39,923	50.34%
Registered electors			79,328
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
• Rudraprayag district

References

1. "Rudraprayag Assembly Elections Results, Assembly Election Dates (Schedule), News".
2. . Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
3. . Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
4. . Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
5. (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
6. (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.

External links

• "Record of all Uttarakhand Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
• "Kedarnath Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs".
• . Archived from the original on 2009-06-19.
• . Archived from the original on 2010-12-01.

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