Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency 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).
| Garhwal UK-2 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Assembly constituencies | 14: Badrinath, Tharali, Karnaprayag, Kedarnath, Rudraprayag, Devprayag, Narendranagar, Yamkeshwar, Pauri, Srinagar, Chaubattakhal, Lansdowne, Kotdwar and Ramnagar |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 13,69,388[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | Tirath Singh Rawat |
Assembly segments
editAfter the formation of Uttarakhand
At present, Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following fourteen Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[2]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading
(in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Badrinath | Chamoli | Lakhpat Singh Butola | INC | BJP | ||
| 5 | Tharali (SC) | Bhupal Ram Tamta | BJP | BJP | |||
| 6 | Karnaprayag | Anil Nautiyal | BJP | BJP | |||
| 7 | Kedarnath | Rudraprayag | Vacant | BJP | |||
| 8 | Rudraprayag | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | BJP | BJP | |||
| 10 | Devprayag | Tehri Garhwal | Vinod Kandari | BJP | BJP | ||
| 11 | Narendranagar | Subodh Uniyal | BJP | BJP | |||
| 36 | Yamkeshwar | Pauri Garhwal | Renu Bisht | BJP | BJP | ||
| 37 | Pauri (SC) | Raj Kumar Pori | BJP | BJP | |||
| 38 | Srinagar | Dhan Singh Rawat | BJP | BJP | |||
| 39 | Chaubattakhal | Satpal Maharaj | BJP | BJP | |||
| 40 | Lansdowne | Dilip Singh Rawat | BJP | BJP | |||
| 41 | Kotdwar | Ritu Khanduri Bhushan | BJP | BJP | |||
| 61 | Ramnagar | Nainital | Diwan Singh Bisht | BJP | BJP | ||
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 | ||
Members of Parliament
edit^By election
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anil Baluni | 432,159 | 58.60 |  9.65
| |
| INC | Ganesh Godiyal | 2,68,656 | 36.43 |  8.92
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 11,375 | 1.54 | 0.11
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,36,503 | 22.17 | 18.58
| ||
| Turnout | 7,17,834[a] | 52.42 | 2.70
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
- ^ does not include postal ballots
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Tirath Singh Rawat | 506,980 | 68.25 | 8.77
| |
| INC | Manish Khanduri | 2,04,311 | 27.51 | 4.92
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 12,276 | 1.65 | 0.38
| |
| Margin of victory | 3,02,669 | 40.75 | 13.69
| ||
| Turnout | 7,48,022 | 55.17 | 1.19
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri | 405,690 | 59.48 | 15.07
| |
| INC | Harak Singh Rawat | 2,21,164 | 32.43 | 8.72
| |
| BSP | Dheer Singh Bisht | 9,250 | 1.36 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,659 | 1.27 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 1,84,526 | 27.06 | 23.80
| ||
| Turnout | 6,84,014 | 53.98 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.71
|
|||
2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Satpal Maharaj | 236,949 | 44.12 | ||
| BJP | Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Tejpal Singh Rawat | 2,19,552 | 40.88 | ||
| BSP | Rajeev Agarwal | 34,622 | 6.45 | ||
| CPI | Lalita Prasad Bhatt | 7,330 | 1.36 | ||
| Margin of victory | 17,397 | 3.26 | |||
| Turnout | 5,33,843 | 48.87 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "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.