Rudraprayag Assembly constituency
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituency
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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 Chaudhary 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 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Garhwal |
| Established | 2002 |
| Total electors | 103,675 (2022) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 5th Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly Election 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | 29,660 | 46.78% | ||
| INC | Pradeep Prasad Thapliyal | 19,858 | 31.32% | ||
| 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% | ||
| CPI | Sudhir Rauthan | 694 | 1.09% | ||
| 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% | |||
| Turnout | 63,397 | 59.89% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,05,849 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | 29,333 | 50.15% | ||
| INC | Laxmi Singh Rana | 14,701 | 25.14% | ||
| 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% | ||
| 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% | |||
| Turnout | 58,488 | 59.28% | |||
| Registered electors | 98,657 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Harak Singh Rawat | 15,469 | 29.01% | ||
| BJP | Matbar Singh Kandari | 14,143 | 26.52% | ||
| 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% | ||
| UKD | Kishori Nandan Dobhal | 910 | 1.71% | ||
| SP | Kuldip Singh | 720 | 1.35% | ||
| 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% | |||
| Turnout | 53,326 | 62.02% | |||
| Registered electors | 85,984 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Matbar Singh Kandari | 16,394 | 34.01% | ||
| INC | Virendra Singh Butola | 9,374 | 19.45% | ||
| NCP | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | 6,322 | 13.11% | New | |
| UKD | Srikrishna Bhatt | 5,635 | 11.69% | ||
| Independent | Beer Singh Rawat | 3,123 | 6.48% | New | |
| BSP | Vikram Singh | 2,964 | 6.15% | ||
| BJSH | Virendra Singh Bisht | 1,501 | 3.11% | New | |
| SP | Jaspal Singh | 1,189 | 2.47% | ||
| Independent | Anand Singh | 688 | 1.43% | New | |
| Vishwa Vikas Sangh | Leela Nand Bahuguna | 572 | 1.19% | New | |
| SAP | Mahaveer Singh | 445 | 0.92% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,020 | 14.56% | |||
| Turnout | 48,207 | 59.96% | |||
| Registered electors | 80,571 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2002
| 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 | |
| SAP | 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) | |||||