# Dehradun Lok Sabha constituency

Dehradun Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Uttar Pradesh (now part of Uttarakhand). This constituency came into existence in 1952 and existed until 1977, following the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies.

## Assembly segments

Dehradun Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency segments of Uttar Pradesh:
| District | Assembly constituency segments | Assembly constituency segments |
| District | Name | SC/ST |
| Bijnor |
| Bijnor | Laksar | |
| Bijnor | Roorkee | |
| Dehradun | | |
| Dehradun | Dehradun | |
| Saharanpur | | |
| Saharanpur | Behat | |
| Saharanpur | Haridwar | |

## Members of Parliament

Keys:
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1951–52 | Mahavir Tyagi | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Mahavir Tyagi | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Mahavir Tyagi | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Yashpal Singh | Independent |
| 1971 | Mulki Raj Saini | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### General Election, 1957

1957 Indian general election: Dehradun :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Mahavir Tyagi | 1,28,952 | 58.05 |
| | PSP | Narayan Datt Dangwal | 55,064 | 24.79 |
| | ABJS | Jag Mohan Swarup | 38,134 | 17.17 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 73,888 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,22,150 | 60.26 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election, 1962

1962 Indian general election: Dehradun :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Mahavir Tyagi | 1,21,618 | 50.89 |
| | ABJS | Sushila Devi | 47,226 | 19.76 |
| | SWA | Rajendra Das | 35,969 | 15.05 |
| | PSP | Narayan Datt Dangwal | 34,183 | 14.3 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 74,392 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,38,996 | 59.09 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General Election, 1967

1967 Indian general election: Dehradun :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Yashpal Singh | 1,51,465 | 49.83 |
| | INC | Mahavir Tyagi | 1,11,353 | 36.64 |
| | Independent | Dharampal | 35,134 | 11.56 |
| | Independent | H. Singh | 5,981 | 1.97 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,14,112 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,03,933 | 32.64 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1971

1971 Indian general election: Dehradun :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Mulki Raj Saini | 190,160 | 68.48 |
| | ABJS | Nityanand Swami | 48,635 | 17.51 |
| | JP | Rao Mahmood Ahmed Khan | 12,375 | 4.46 |
| | Independent | Ram Das | 6,351 | 2.29 |
| | Independent | Babu Ram Gupta | 4,798 | 1.73 |
| | Independent | Yashpal Singh | 4,447 | 1.60 |
| | Independent | Kulanand Joshi | 3,407 | 1.23 |
| | Independent | Shyam Lal | 2,646 | 0.95 |
| | Independent | Sarjeet Ali Khan | 1,933 | 0.70 |
| | Independent | Gajendra Singh | 1,898 | 0.68 |
| | Independent | Jagdish Shastri | 1,031 | 0.37 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,41,525 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,77,681 | 53.96 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | |