# Rishikesh Assembly constituency

24-Rishikesh Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.
Rishikesh Legislative Assembly constituency, currently is a part of Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency) as per the delimitation in 2008. Prior to the delimitation in 2008, it was a part of Tehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| 2002 | Shoorveer Singh Sajwan | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Premchand Aggarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Major boundary changes ||||
| 2012 | Premchand Aggarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Premchand Aggarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Premchand Aggarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Rishikesh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Premchand Aggarwal | 52,460 | 50.04% | 4.26 |
| | INC | Jayendra Chand Ramola | 33,403 | 31.86% | 1.12 |
| | Uttarakhand Janekta Party | Kanak Dhanai | 13,080 | 12.48% | New |
| | AAP | Raje Singh Negi | 2,781 | 2.65% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 819 | 0.78% | 0.01 |
| | UKD | Mohan Singh Aswal | 761 | 0.73% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,057 | 18.18% | 3.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,04,838 | 62.09% | 2.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,68,852 | | 11.09 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 4.26 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Rishikesh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Premchand Aggarwal | 45,082 | 45.78% | 9.93 |
| | INC | Rajpal Singh Kharola | 30,281 | 30.75% | 3.86 |
| | Independent | Sandeep Gupta | 17,149 | 17.41% | New |
| | BSP | Lallan Bhardwaj Rajbhar | 2,866 | 2.91% | 3.31 |
| | Independent | Vivek Tiwari | 889 | 0.90% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 775 | 0.79% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,801 | 15.03% | 6.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,486 | 64.79% | 3.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,51,997 | | 27.04 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 9.93 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Rishikesh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Premchand Aggarwal | 29,090 | 35.84% | 0.42 |
| | INC | Rajpal Kharola | 21,819 | 26.88% | 2.01 |
| | Independent | Deep Sharma | 17,669 | 21.77% | New |
| | BSP | Lallan Bharadwaj Rajbhar | 5,047 | 6.22% | 1.10 |
| | URM | Surandra Singh Kaintura | 1,429 | 1.76% | New |
| | Sainik Samaj Party | Shobha Ram Raturi | 1,360 | 1.68% | New |
| | UKD | Anil Kalura | 1,191 | 1.47% | 1.53 |
| | Independent | Sanjay Pokhriyal | 624 | 0.77% | New |
| | Independent | Gopal Purohit | 592 | 0.73% | New |
| | Independent | Yogesh Kumar Uniyal | 583 | 0.72% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,271 | 8.96% | 1.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,166 | 67.84% | 10.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,19,646 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 0.42 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Rishikesh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Premchand Aggarwal | 30,491 | 35.42% | 11.56 |
| | INC | Shoorveer Singh Sajwan | 21,414 | 24.87% | 0.41 |
| | Independent | Jaideep Singh Negi | 13,146 | 15.27% | New |
| | Independent | Jai Singh Rawat | 6,435 | 7.47% | New |
| | BSP | Yogi Raj | 4,410 | 5.12% | 1.88 |
| | UKD | Bindu Rajput | 2,583 | 3.00% | 0.74 |
| | Gorkha Democratic Front | Kharak Bahadur Khatri | 1,847 | 2.15% | New |
| | Independent | Sanjeev Gupta | 1,310 | 1.52% | New |
| | Independent | Shanti Prasad | 1,179 | 1.37% | New |
| | SP | Vijaypal Singh Rawat | 690 | 0.80% | 2.02 |
| | Vishwa Vikas Sangh | Ved Prakash Sharma | 490 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,077 | 10.54% | 9.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,092 | 57.86% | 7.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,48,889 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.13 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Rishikesh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Shoorveer Singh Sajwan | 14,898 | 25.28% | New |
| | BJP | Sandeep Gupta | 14,057 | 23.86% | New |
| | Independent | Harsh Vardhan Sharma | 8,355 | 14.18% | New |
| | Independent | Rajender Singh Shah | 8,308 | 14.10% | New |
| | BSP | Gopal Purohit | 1,909 | 3.24% | New |
| | LJP | Krishan | 1,824 | 3.10% | New |
| | CPI | Virendra Sharma | 1,808 | 3.07% | New |
| | SP | Sudha Rani | 1,661 | 2.82% | New |
| | UKD | D. N. Todaria | 1,332 | 2.26% | New |
| | Independent | Rajendra Singh Rakha | 999 | 1.70% | New |
| | SJP(R) | Shish Ram Kanswal | 747 | 1.27% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 841 | 1.43% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,924 | 50.18% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,17,420 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |