Devprayag assembly election result 2017
Vinod Kandari of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Devprayag in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 13,824 votes (31.59%), defeating Diwakar Bhatt of the Independent politician, who polled 10,325 votes (23.60%). The winning margin was 3,499 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinod Kandari | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13,824 | 31.59% |
| Diwakar Bhatt | Independent politician | 10,325 | 23.60% |
| Mantri Prasad Naithani | Indian National Congress | 8,742 | 19.98% |
| Shoorveer Singh Sajwan | Independent politician | 6,681 | 15.27% |
| Sameer Raturi | Prajamandal Party | 728 | 1.66% |
Turnout was 53.29%, with 43,756 votes cast. 10 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 Devprayag constituency
Devprayag is seat number 10 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Tehri Garhwal district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 86,070 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Devprayag now
Devprayag is represented by Vinod Kandari of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Devprayag constituency page
- Profile of Vinod Kandari
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Devprayag, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.