Kedar Singh Rawat
MLA Kedar Singh Rawat | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly for Yamunotri | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Pritam Singh Panwar |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Dobhal |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party earlier he was in Congress party |
Kedar Singh Rawat is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand. He is a six time MLA from Yamunotri Assembly constituency in Uttarkashi district.[1] He won as the Indian National Congress candidate in the 2002, 2007 and 2012 elections and later shifted to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He retained the seat in the 2017 and 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, thus winning the Yamunotri seat for six consecutive terms in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.[2][3]
Career
Rawat has been active in political life since college days when he was elected the general secretary from DAV college Dehradun. He has been a successful lawyer before quitting practice and contesting elections since 2002 when Uttarakhand became a separate state and first elections were held.
Electoral performance
| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yamunotri | BJP | Lost | 20.36% | Sanjay Dobhal | Independent | 44.01% | [4] | ||
| 2017 | Yamunotri | BJP | Won | 41.88% | Sanjay Dobhal | INC | 29.27% | [5] | ||
| 2012 | Yamunotri | INC | Lost | 30.25% | Pritam Singh Panwar | UKD | 36.15% | [6] | ||
| 2007 | Yamunotri | INC | Won | 31.37% | Pritam Singh Panwar | UKD | 24.16% | [7] | ||
| 2002 | Yamunotri | INC | Lost | 19.47% | Pritam Singh Panwar | UKD | 26.37% | [8] | ||
References
- ^ from 2007 to 2012 he was elected from Congress party their whole family or encistor was attached with Congress party but in modi lahar he changes party.U'khand Cong leaders Yashpal Arya, Kedar Singh Rawat join BJP
- ^ BJP banking on Khanduri’s clean image to return to power in Uttarakhand
- ^ Yamunotri: Congress, BJP struggling to find right candidates
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2007 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012.