Rishikesh assembly election result 2017
Premchand Aggarwal of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Rishikesh in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 45,082 votes (45.78%), defeating Rajpal Singh Kharola of the Indian National Congress, who polled 30,281 votes (30.75%). The winning margin was 14,801 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premchand Aggarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 45,082 | 45.78% |
| Rajpal Singh Kharola | Indian National Congress | 30,281 | 30.75% |
| Sandeep Gupta | Independent politician | 17,149 | 17.41% |
| Lallan Bhardwaj Rajbhar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,866 | 2.91% |
| Vivek Tiwari | Independent politician | 889 | 0.90% |
Turnout was 64.79%, with 98,486 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 Rishikesh constituency
Rishikesh is seat number 24 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Dehradun district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 167,924 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Rishikesh now
Rishikesh is represented by Prem Chand Aggarwal of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Rishikesh constituency page
- Profile of Prem Chand Aggarwal
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Rishikesh, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.