# Kedarnath Assembly constituency

Kedarnath Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Ukhimath Tehsil & KC Chopta Jakhani of Rudraprayag Tehsil area.
Kedarnath Legislative Assembly constituency is a part of Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Asha Nautiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Asha Nautiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Major boundary changes ||||
| 2012 | Shaila Rani Rawat | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Manoj Rawat | Indian National Congress |
| 2022 | Shaila Rani Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024^ | Asha Nautiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* ^ denotes by-election

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Kedarnath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Asha Nautiyal | 23,814 | 43.74 | 7.7 |
| | INC | Manoj Rawat | 18,192 | 33.42 | 12.74 |
| | Independent | Tribhuwan Rawat | 9,311 | 17.10 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 834 | 1.53 | 0.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,622 | 10.32 | 3.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,526 | 58.89% | 6.39 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kedarnath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shaila Rani Rawat | 21,886 | 36.04% | 15.79 |
| | Independent | Kuldeep Singh Rawat | 13,423 | 22.11% | New |
| | INC | Manoj Rawat | 12,557 | 20.68% | 3.87 |
| | AAP | Sumant | 4,647 | 7.65% | New |
| | Independent | Devesh Nautiyal | 3,068 | 5.05% | New |
| | Independent | Kuldeep Singh Rawat | 795 | 1.31% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 751 | 1.24% | 0.03 |
| | UKD | Gajpal Singh Rawat | 746 | 1.23% | 3.60 |
| | Independent | Rekha Devi | 697 | 1.15% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Rajaram | 689 | 1.13% | New |
| | BSP | Shyam Lal Chandrawal | 584 | 0.96% | 0.17 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,463 | 13.94% | 12.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,723 | 65.28% | 0.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 93,016 | | 7.99 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.50 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kedarnath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Manoj Rawat | 13,906 | 24.55% | 15.92 |
| | Independent | Kuldeep Singh Rawat | 13,037 | 23.01% | New |
| | Independent | Asha Nautiyal | 11,786 | 20.80% | New |
| | BJP | Shaila Rani Rawat | 11,472 | 20.25% | 15.49 |
| | UKD | Gangadhar | 2,734 | 4.83% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Gangadhar Nautiyal | 1,001 | 1.77% | 3.09 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 715 | 1.26% | New |
| | Independent | Shambhu Prasad | 650 | 1.15% | New |
| | Sainik Samaj Party | Vikram Singh | 456 | 0.80% | New |
| | BSP | Kundan Lal | 447 | 0.79% | 3.10 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 869 | 1.53% | 3.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,653 | 65.77% | 0.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,135 | | 14.10 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 15.92 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kedarnath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Shaila Rani Rawat | 19,960 | 40.46% | 13.25 |
| | BJP | Asha Nautiyal | 17,632 | 35.74% | 2.74 |
| | CPI(M) | Gangadhar Nautiyal | 2,395 | 4.86% | 1.52 |
| | BSP | Ramesh Prasad Chamola | 1,918 | 3.89% | 1.66 |
| | Independent | Dinesh Chandra | 1,859 | 3.77% | New |
| | URM | Durgpal Chauhan | 1,501 | 3.04% | New |
| | CPI | Laxmi Jaggi | 1,492 | 3.02% | 2.93 |
| | Independent | Om Prakash Vashisth | 435 | 0.88% | New |
| | LJP | Shambhu Prasad | 289 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,328 | 4.72% | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,329 | 65.35% | 3.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,489 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 7.46 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kedarnath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Asha Nautiyal | 16,971 | 33.01% | 2.86 |
| | INC | Kunwar Singh Negi | 13,992 | 27.21% | 5.06 |
| | Independent | Rajendra Singh | 3,811 | 7.41% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Gangadhar Nautiyal | 3,278 | 6.38% | 3.88 |
| | CPI | Ravindra Singh | 3,062 | 5.95% | 1.79 |
| | BSP | Vinod Chandra | 2,853 | 5.55% | 5.16 |
| | BJSH | Dinesh Chandra | 2,627 | 5.11% | New |
| | Independent | Laxman Singh | 2,301 | 4.47% | New |
| | NCP | Veer Singh Budera | 1,101 | 2.14% | 0.18 |
| | Independent | Rajbeer Singh | 525 | 1.02% | New |
| | Independent | Tulsi Ram Bhatt | 379 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,979 | 5.79% | 2.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,419 | 62.66% | 7.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,894 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.86 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kedarnath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Asha Nautiyal | 13,080 | 30.14% | New |
| | INC | Shaila Rani Rawat | 9,615 | 22.16% | New |
| | BSP | Lakshman Singh | 4,646 | 10.71% | New |
| | Independent | Pardeep Bagwari | 2,995 | 6.90% | New |
| | UKD | Avtar Singh | 2,905 | 6.69% | New |
| | Independent | Rajendra Singh | 2,351 | 5.42% | New |
| | CPI | Jai Narayan | 1,807 | 4.16% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Gangadhar Nautiyal | 1,083 | 2.50% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Maya Ram | 893 | 2.06% | New |
| | NCP | Partap Singh | 851 | 1.96% | New |
| | Independent | Mohan Singh | 670 | 1.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,465 | 7.98% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,397 | 54.09% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,270 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |