# Kotdwar Assembly constituency

Kotdwar Legislative Assembly constituency Vidhan Sabha constituency is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand, a northern state of India. Kotdwar is a part of Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Surendra Singh Negi | Indian National Congress |
| 2007 | Shailendra Singh Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Surendra Singh Negi | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Dr. Harak Singh Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Ritu Khanduri Bhushan | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2022

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kotdwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ritu Khanduri Bhushan | 32,103 | 41.58 | 14.47 |
| | INC | Surendra Singh Negi | 28,416 | 36.81 | 3.33 |
| | Independent | Dherandra Singh Chauhan | 12,484 | 16.17 | New |
| | AAP | Arvind Kumar | 1,975 | 2.56 | New |
| | BSP | Vikas Kumar | 579 | 0.75 | 0.32 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 506 | 0.66 | 0.01 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,687 | 4.78 | 11.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,200 | 65.46 | 3.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,17,941 | | 13.90 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 14.47 | |

### Assembly Election 2017

2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kotdwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Harak Singh Rawat | 39,859 | 56.06 | 12.45 |
| | INC | Surendra Singh Negi | 28,541 | 40.14 | 10.89 |
| | BSP | Renu Agarwal | 764 | 1.07 | 1.31 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 459 | 0.65 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,318 | 15.92 | 8.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,106 | 68.67 | 2.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,03,545 | | 18.71 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.03 | |

### Assembly Election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kotdwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Surendra Singh Negi | 31,797 | 51.03 | 6.40 |
| | BJP | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Avsm | 27,174 | 43.61 | 2.56 |
| | BSP | Raje Singh | 1,486 | 2.38 | 1.76 |
| | Independent | Sur Singh Gusain | 583 | 0.94 | New |
| | URM | Gita Ram Sundriyal | 337 | 0.54 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,623 | 7.42 | 5.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,315 | 71.44 | 10.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,222 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.86 | |

### Assembly Election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kotdwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Shailendra Singh Rawat | 26,903 | 46.17 | New |
| | INC | Surendra Singh Negi | 26,003 | 44.63 | 4.95 |
| | BSP | Dinesh Chandra Balodhi | 2,417 | 4.15 | 5.80 |
| | UKD | Vipen Kotnala | 882 | 1.51 | 0.34 |
| | Independent | Mahendra Singh | 704 | 1.21 | New |
| | LJP | Surendra Singh | 650 | 1.12 | New |
| | SP | Kuldeep Singh | 471 | 0.81 | 0.45 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 900 | 1.54 | 25.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,268 | 61.00 | 7.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,762 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.40 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election: Kotdwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Surendra Singh Negi | 20,087 | 49.57 | New |
| | Independent | Bhuwnesh Kharkwal | 9,250 | 22.83 | New |
| | BSP | Shashikant | 4,031 | 9.95 | New |
| | Uttarakhand Janwadi Party | Dherandra Singh Chauhan | 1,886 | 4.65 | New |
| | Independent | Vijendra Kumar Chaudhari | 814 | 2.01 | New |
| | Independent | Dilendra Kumar | 510 | 1.26 | New |
| | SP | Anil Kumar Bhandari | 509 | 1.26 | New |
| | Independent | Alok Singh | 486 | 1.20 | New |
| | Samata Party | Jagmohan Prasad | 476 | 1.17 | New |
| | UKD | Nandan Singh | 474 | 1.17 | New |
| | Independent | Vishwa Pal | 458 | 1.13 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,837 | 26.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,520 | 53.20 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,281 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |