Roorkee assembly election result 2017
Pradip Batra of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Roorkee in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 40,000 votes (55.16%), defeating Suresh Chand Jain of the Indian National Congress, who polled 27,458 votes (37.87%). The winning margin was 12,542 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pradip Batra | Bharatiya Janata Party | 40,000 | 55.16% |
| Suresh Chand Jain | Indian National Congress | 27,458 | 37.87% |
| Ram Subhag Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | 3,239 | 4.47% |
| Sunita Singh | Samajwadi Party | 918 | 1.27% |
Turnout was 64.05%, with 72,512 votes cast.
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 Roorkee constituency
Roorkee is seat number 31 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Haridwar district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 121,468 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Roorkee now
Roorkee is represented by Pradeep Batra of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Roorkee constituency page
- Profile of Pradeep Batra
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Roorkee, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.