Raipur assembly election result 2017
Umesh Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Raipur in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 59,764 votes (60.60%), defeating Prabhu Lal of the Indian National Congress, who polled 22,993 votes (23.31%). The winning margin was 36,771 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umesh Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 59,764 | 60.60% |
| Prabhu Lal | Indian National Congress | 22,993 | 23.31% |
| Rajni Rawat | Independent politician | 7,569 | 7.67% |
| Mahender Singh Negi | Independent politician | 2,714 | 2.75% |
| Hari Singh Khorwal | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,680 | 1.70% |
Turnout was 59.77%, with 98,620 votes cast. 6 candidates contested the seat; the table shows the leading 5.
Uttarakhand voted on 15 February 2017 in 69 of its 70 seats (Karnaprayag polled later), and the votes were counted on 11 March 2017. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 57 of the 70 seats, and Trivendra Singh Rawat became Chief Minister.
About the Raipur constituency
Raipur is seat number 19 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Dehradun district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 177,176 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Raipur now
Raipur is represented by Umesh Sharma Kau of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Raipur constituency page
- Profile of Umesh Sharma Kau
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Raipur, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.