Tehri assembly election result 2017
Dhan Singh Negi of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Tehri in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 20,896 votes (47.08%), defeating Dinesh Dhanai of the Independent politician, who polled 14,056 votes (31.67%). The winning margin was 6,840 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhan Singh Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 20,896 | 47.08% |
| Dinesh Dhanai | Independent politician | 14,056 | 31.67% |
| Narendra Chand Ramola | Indian National Congress | 4,466 | 10.06% |
| Sushil Chandra Bahuguna | Hamari Janmanch Party | 1,067 | 2.40% |
| Sanjay Kumar Maithani | Independent politician | 984 | 2.22% |
Turnout was 54.68%, with 44,386 votes cast. 9 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 Tehri constituency
Tehri is seat number 13 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Tehri Garhwal district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 84,207 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Tehri now
Tehri is represented by Kishore Upadhyay of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Tehri constituency page
- Profile of Kishore Upadhyay
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Tehri, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.