# Rudraprayag Assembly constituency

Rudraprayag is one of the 70 electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Rudraprayag area of Ruraprayag Tehsil and is a part of Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency). As of 2022, its representative is Bharat Singh Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Matbar Singh Kandari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Matbar Singh Kandari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Harak Singh Rawat | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Rudraprayag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | 29,660 | 46.78% | 3.37 |
| | INC | Pradeep Prasad Thapliyal | 19,858 | 31.32% | 6.19 |
| | Independent | Matbar Singh Kandari | 4,838 | 7.63% | New |
| | UKD | Mohit Dimri | 4,623 | 7.29% | New |
| | Independent | Sudhir Negi | 1,219 | 1.92% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 871 | 1.37% | 0.79 |
| | CPI | Sudhir Rauthan | 694 | 1.09% | 0.18 |
| | AAP | Pyar Singh Negi | 413 | 0.65% | New |
| | Independent | Mahabir Singh Jagwan | 412 | 0.65% | New |
| | BMP | Birendra Pratap Singh | 323 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,802 | 15.46% | 9.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,397 | 59.89% | 0.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,05,849 | | 7.29 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.37 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Rudraprayag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | 29,333 | 50.15% | 23.63 |
| | INC | Laxmi Singh Rana | 14,701 | 25.14% | 3.87 |
| | Independent | Pradeep Prasad Thapliyal | 5,818 | 9.95% | New |
| | Independent | Jagmohan Singh Rauthan | 3,342 | 5.71% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,266 | 2.16% | New |
| | BSP | Surjeet Lal | 801 | 1.37% | 1.17 |
| | CPI | Lalita Prasad | 746 | 1.28% | New |
| | Independent | Bhagwati Prasad | 711 | 1.22% | New |
| | Independent | Jai Om Prakash | 642 | 1.10% | New |
| | Independent | Jagdish Singh | 359 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,632 | 25.02% | 22.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,488 | 59.28% | 2.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 98,657 | | 14.74 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 21.14 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Rudraprayag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Harak Singh Rawat | 15,469 | 29.01% | 9.56 |
| | BJP | Matbar Singh Kandari | 14,143 | 26.52% | 7.49 |
| | Independent | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | 7,988 | 14.98% | New |
| | URM | Arjun Singh | 6,331 | 11.87% | New |
| | Independent | Virendra Singh | 3,354 | 6.29% | New |
| | BSP | Dheer Singh | 1,355 | 2.54% | 3.61 |
| | UKD | Kishori Nandan Dobhal | 910 | 1.71% | 9.98 |
| | SP | Kuldip Singh | 720 | 1.35% | 1.12 |
| | Independent | Bhagwati Prasad | 717 | 1.34% | New |
| | LJP | Kundan Lal | 716 | 1.34% | New |
| | Independent | Vijendra Prasad | 477 | 0.89% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,326 | 2.49% | 12.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,326 | 62.02% | 2.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,984 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.00 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Rudraprayag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Matbar Singh Kandari | 16,394 | 34.01% | 3.64 |
| | INC | Virendra Singh Butola | 9,374 | 19.45% | 3.79 |
| | NCP | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | 6,322 | 13.11% | New |
| | UKD | Srikrishna Bhatt | 5,635 | 11.69% | 3.09 |
| | Independent | Beer Singh Rawat | 3,123 | 6.48% | New |
| | BSP | Vikram Singh | 2,964 | 6.15% | 0.88 |
| | BJSH | Virendra Singh Bisht | 1,501 | 3.11% | New |
| | SP | Jaspal Singh | 1,189 | 2.47% | 0.36 |
| | Independent | Anand Singh | 688 | 1.43% | New |
| | Vishwa Vikas Sangh | Leela Nand Bahuguna | 572 | 1.19% | New |
| | Samata Party | Mahaveer Singh | 445 | 0.92% | 3.53 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,020 | 14.56% | 0.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,207 | 59.96% | 9.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,571 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.64 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Rudraprayag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Matbar Singh Kandari | 15,031 | 37.65% | New |
| | INC | Gajendra Singh | 9,275 | 23.23% | New |
| | UKD | Shrikrishna | 3,432 | 8.60% | New |
| | BSP | Dharma Lal | 2,806 | 7.03% | New |
| | Independent | Bhagwati Prasad | 2,313 | 5.79% | New |
| | Samata Party | Kishori Nandan | 1,779 | 4.46% | New |
| | Independent | Gulab Singh | 1,286 | 3.22% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Badri Prashad Jasola | 988 | 2.47% | New |
| | SP | Jaspal Singh | 840 | 2.10% | New |
| | Independent | Umed Singh | 805 | 2.02% | New |
| | Independent | Prem Prakash | 560 | 1.40% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,756 | 14.42% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,923 | 50.34% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,328 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |