Lakshman Chowk Assembly constituency
Former constituency of the Uttarakhand Assembly, in India
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Lakshman Chowk Legislative Assembly constituency was one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It was abolished in 2012 following the delimitation.[1][2][3][4]
| Lakshman Chowk | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Dehradun |
| Established | 2002 |
| Abolished | 2012 |
Lakshman Chowk Legislative Assembly constituency was a part of Tehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly
Keys: INC
| Assembly | Duration | Name of the Member | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2002–2007[5] | Dinesh Agrawal | INC |
| 2nd | 2007–2012[6] | Dinesh Agrawal | INC |
Election results
Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dinesh Agrawal | 32,649 | 46.00% |  10.89 | |
| BJP | Nityanand Swami | 29,390 | 41.41% | 8.20 | |
| UKD | Vedkishor Jugran | 2,418 | 3.41% | 0.82 | |
| NCP | Ramsukh | 1,183 | 1.67% | 0.42 | |
| BSP | Salim Khan | 958 | 1.35% |  5.12 | |
| IUML | Imran Ahmad | 923 | 1.30% | New | |
| Independent | Rajender Singh | 712 | 1.00% | New | |
| Independent | Munis Athar | 630 | 0.89% | New | |
| Independent | Suresh Singh Rana | 477 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,259 | 4.59% | 2.69 | ||
| Turnout | 70,969 | 53.57% | 9.92 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,32,573 | 37.15 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.89 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dinesh Agrawal | 14,803 | 35.11% | New | |
| BJP | Nityanand Swami | 14,000 | 33.21% | New | |
| Independent | Prem Batta | 3,281 | 7.78% | New | |
| BSP | Shamashuddin | 2,727 | 6.47% | New | |
| Shivsena | Yash Pal Singh | 1,211 | 2.87% | New | |
| UKD | G. K. Baunthiyal | 1,090 | 2.59% | New | |
| SP | Sunderlal | 797 | 1.89% | New | |
| LJP | Khushnuda Begum | 694 | 1.65% | New | |
| NCP | Purna Thapa | 527 | 1.25% | New | |
| SAP | K. M. Pooja Subba | 505 | 1.20% | New | |
| Independent | Manjit Singh Sudan | 503 | 1.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 803 | 1.90% | |||
| Turnout | 42,159 | 43.64% | |||
| Registered electors | 96,660 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||