its inclusion in the newly created state of Uttarakhand in 2000, this district was a part of Saharanpur Divisional Commissionary. The district has a single Parliament Constituency, and 9 Uttarakhand State Legislative Assembly constituencies including, Bhaghwanpur, Roorkee , Iqbalpur, Manglaur , Landhaura , Laksar , Bhadhrabad, Haridwar, and Laldang. [ 41