Vikasnagar assembly election result 2017
Munna Singh Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Vikasnagar in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 38,895 votes (50.37%), defeating Nav Prabhat of the Indian National Congress, who polled 32,477 votes (42.06%). The winning margin was 6,418 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munna Singh Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 38,895 | 50.37% |
| Nav Prabhat | Indian National Congress | 32,477 | 42.06% |
| Vipul Jain | Independent politician | 2,412 | 3.12% |
| Gireesh Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 594 | 0.77% |
| Sandeep Dubey | Independent politician | 499 | 0.65% |
Turnout was 70.70%, with 77,211 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 Vikasnagar constituency
Vikasnagar is seat number 16 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 107,308 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Vikasnagar now
Vikasnagar is represented by Munna Singh Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Vikasnagar constituency page
- Profile of Munna Singh Chauhan
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Vikasnagar, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.