Yamkeshwar Assembly constituency

Yamkeshwar
Constituency No. 36 for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pauri Garhwal
LS constituency	Garhwal
Total electors	88,734[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Renu Bisht
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Yamkeshwar Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 constituencies in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand state of India. Yamkeshwar is also part of Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2002	Vijay Barthwal		Bharatiya Janata Party
2007
2012	Vijay Brathwal
2017	Ritu Khanduri Bhushan
2022	Renu Bisht

Election results

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Yamkeshwar[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Renu Bisht	28,390	58.98%	16.36
	INC	Shailendra Singh Rawat	17,980	37.35%	15.07
	UKD	Shanti Prasad Bhatt	613	1.27%	0.10
	NOTA	None of the above	526	1.09%	1.05
	AAP	Aviral	454	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			10,410	21.63%	2.16
Turnout			48,138	52.99%	0.20
Registered electors			90,838		4.68
	BJP hold		Swing	16.36

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Yamkeshwar[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ritu Khanduri Bhushan	19,671	42.62%	10.67
	Independent	Renu Bisht	10,689	23.16%	New
	INC	Shailendra Singh Rawat	10,283	22.28%	1.50
	Independent	Prashant Badoni	2,698	5.85%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	988	2.14%	New
	UKD	Shanti Prasad Bhatt	542	1.17%	6.99
	BSP	Jagpal Singh Negi	375	0.81%	0.45
	Independent	Kirshan Chandra	250	0.54%	New
	Independent	(Brig) Govind Prasad Barthwal	235	0.51%	New
Margin of victory			8,982	19.46%	11.29
Turnout			46,155	53.19%	2.25
Registered electors			86,774		11.04
	BJP hold		Swing	10.67

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Yamkeshwar[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vijay Brathwal	13,842	31.95%	5.36
	INC	Sarojani Devi	10,301	23.78%	4.04
	URM	Renu Bisht	8,541	19.71%	New
	UKD	Dr. Shakti Shail Kaparawan	3,539	8.17%	1.27
	Independent	Manoj Kulashri	2,149	4.96%	New
	Sainik Samaj Party	Shurbir Singh Bisht	1,212	2.80%	New
	Independent	Chandra Prakash	859	1.98%	New
	Independent	Col. Harpal Singh Bist (Ret)	853	1.97%	New
	BSP	Kuldeep Singh Rawat	545	1.26%	0.66
	Independent	Shatrughan Prasad	542	1.25%	New
	Independent	Ashok Singh	378	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			3,541	8.17%	1.31
Turnout			43,326	55.44%	1.88
Registered electors			78,147
	BJP hold		Swing	5.36

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Yamkeshwar[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vijay Barthwal	11,172	37.31%	10.86
	INC	Renu Bisht	8,331	27.82%	6.54
	Independent	Digamber Kukreti	4,902	16.37%	New
	UKD	Dr. Shakti Shail Kaparawan	2,827	9.44%	6.83
	Independent	Rajesh Kukreti	636	2.12%	New
	BSP	Usha Devi	575	1.92%	New
	Independent	Manohar Lal Barthwal	427	1.43%	New
	Independent	Navneet	415	1.39%	New
	Independent	Madan Singh Butola Rawat	389	1.30%	New
	SP	Arun Tiwari	273	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			2,841	9.49%	4.32
Turnout			29,947	53.90%	7.37
Registered electors			55,907
	BJP hold		Swing	10.86

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election : Yamkeshwar[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vijay Barthwal	7,404	26.44%	New
	INC	Sarojani Kaintura	5,957	21.27%	New
	Independent	Digamber Kukreti	4,684	16.73%	New
	Independent	Hari Singh	2,322	8.29%	New
	Independent	Satya Prakash	1,664	5.94%	New
	Independent	Lakhan Singh	1,402	5.01%	New
	Uttarakhand Janwadi Party	Bhagawati Prasad	1,313	4.69%	New
	UKD	Ram Lal	730	2.61%	New
	LJP	Kunwar Singh	540	1.93%	New
	Independent	Shridhar Chamoli	533	1.90%	New
	Independent	Bhagat Singh	376	1.34%	New
Margin of victory			1,447	5.17%
Turnout			28,001	46.23%
Registered electors			60,616
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

• Pauri Garhwal district
• List of constituencies of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Yamkeshwar Election 2022: Assembly Elections News, Yamkeshwar Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat | News18" https://www.news18.com/amp/assembly-elections-2022/uttarakhand/yamkeshwar-election-result-s28a036/
2. "Yamkeshwar Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". elections.in. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
4. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
5. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
6. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (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.

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