Jwalapur assembly election result 2017
Suresh Rathor of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Jwalapur in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 29,513 votes (33.93%), defeating S. P. Singh Engineer of the Indian National Congress, who polled 24,725 votes (28.43%). The winning margin was 4,788 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suresh Rathor | Bharatiya Janata Party | 29,513 | 33.93% |
| S. P. Singh Engineer | Indian National Congress | 24,725 | 28.43% |
| Mulki Raj | Bahujan Samaj Party | 19,483 | 22.40% |
| Braj Rani | Independent politician | 9,338 | 10.74% |
| Subhash Chanchal | Independent politician | 1,544 | 1.78% |
Turnout was 79.89%, with 86,975 votes cast. 7 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 Jwalapur constituency
Jwalapur is seat number 27 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Haridwar district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. It is part of the Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 116,836 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Jwalapur now
Jwalapur is represented by Eng. Ravi Bahadur of the Indian National Congress, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Jwalapur constituency page
- Profile of Eng. Ravi Bahadur
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Jwalapur, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.