# Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency

Pauri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttarakhand. This constituency came into existence in 1957, following the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. It comprises five districts namely Chamoli, Nainital (part), Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag and Tehri Garhwal (part).

## Assembly segments

After the formation of Uttarakhand
At present, Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following fourteen Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 4 | Badrinath | Chamoli | Lakhpat Singh Butola | INC | BJP |
| 5 | Tharali (SC) | Chamoli | Bhupal Ram Tamta | BJP | BJP |
| 6 | Karnaprayag | Chamoli | Anil Nautiyal | BJP | BJP |
| 7 | Kedarnath | Rudraprayag | Asha Nautiyal | BJP | BJP |
| 8 | Rudraprayag | Rudraprayag | Bharat Singh Chaudhary | BJP | BJP |
| 10 | Devprayag | Tehri Garhwal | Vinod Kandari | BJP | BJP |
| 11 | Narendranagar | Tehri Garhwal | Subodh Uniyal | BJP | BJP |
| 36 | Yamkeshwar | Pauri Garhwal | Renu Bisht | BJP | BJP |
| 37 | Pauri (SC) | Pauri Garhwal | Rajkumar Pori | BJP | BJP |
| 38 | Srinagar | Pauri Garhwal | Dhan Singh Rawat | BJP | BJP |
| 39 | Chaubattakhal | Pauri Garhwal | Satpal Maharaj | BJP | BJP |
| 40 | Lansdowne | Pauri Garhwal | Dilip Singh Rawat | BJP | BJP |
| 41 | Kotdwar | Pauri Garhwal | Ritu Khanduri Bhushan | BJP | BJP |
| 61 | Ramnagar | Nainital | Diwan Singh Bisht | BJP | BJP |
Before the formation of Uttarakhand
Garhwal 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 | Najibabad | |
| Chamoli | | |
| Chamoli | Badri–Kedar | |
| Chamoli | Karnaprayag | |
| Pauri Garhwal | | |
| Pauri Garhwal | Lansdowne | |
| Pauri Garhwal | Pauri | |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Bhakt Darshan | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Bhakt Darshan | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Bhakt Darshan | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Bhakt Darshan | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Pratap Singh Negi | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Pandit. Jagannath Sharma | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna | Indian National Congress |
| 1982^ | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna | Independent |
| 1984 | Chandra Mohan Singh Negi | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Chandra Mohan Singh Negi | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | B. C. Khanduri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Satpal Maharaj | All India Indira Congress (T) |
| 1998 | B. C. Khanduri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | B. C. Khanduri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | B. C. Khanduri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008^ | Tejpal Singh Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Satpal Maharaj | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | B. C. Khanduri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Tirath Singh Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Anil Baluni | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^By election

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Garhwal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anil Baluni | 432,159 | 58.60 | 9.65 |
| | INC | Ganesh Godiyal | 2,68,656 | 36.43 | 8.92 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 11,375 | 1.54 | 0.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,36,503 | 22.17 | 18.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,17,834 | 52.42 | 2.70 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |
* ↑ does not include postal ballots

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Garhwal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Tirath Singh Rawat | 506,980 | 68.25 | 8.77 |
| | INC | Manish Khanduri | 2,04,311 | 27.51 | 4.92 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 12,276 | 1.65 | 0.38 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,02,669 | 40.75 | 13.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,48,022 | 55.17 | 1.19 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Garhwal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri | 405,690 | 59.48 | 15.07 |
| | INC | Harak Singh Rawat | 2,21,164 | 32.43 | 8.72 |
| | BSP | Dheer Singh Bisht | 9,250 | 1.36 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 8,659 | 1.27 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,84,526 | 27.06 | 23.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,84,014 | 53.98 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.71 | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Garhwal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Satpal Maharaj | 236,949 | 44.12 |
| | BJP | Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Tejpal Singh Rawat | 2,19,552 | 40.88 |
| | BSP | Rajeev Agarwal | 34,622 | 6.45 |
| | CPI | Lalita Prasad Bhatt | 7,330 | 1.36 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,397 | 3.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,33,843 | 48.87 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |