Yamkeshwar assembly election result 2017
Ritu Khanduri Bhushan of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Yamkeshwar in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 19,671 votes (42.62%), defeating Renu Bisht of the Independent politician, who polled 10,689 votes (23.16%). The winning margin was 8,982 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritu Khanduri Bhushan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19,671 | 42.62% |
| Renu Bisht | Independent politician | 10,689 | 23.16% |
| Shailendra Singh Rawat | Indian National Congress | 10,283 | 22.28% |
| Prashant Badoni | Independent politician | 2,698 | 5.85% |
| Shanti Prasad Bhatt | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | 542 | 1.17% |
Turnout was 53.19%, with 46,155 votes cast. 8 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 Yamkeshwar constituency
Yamkeshwar is seat number 36 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Pauri Garhwal district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 88,734 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Yamkeshwar now
Yamkeshwar is represented by Renu Bisht of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Yamkeshwar constituency page
- Profile of Renu Bisht
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Yamkeshwar, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.