Laksar is assembly constituency number 34 in Uttarakhand, in Hardwar district, and one of the segments of the Haridwar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Shahzad of the Bahujan Samaj Party won with 42.8% of the vote, 10,440 votes ahead of Sanjay Gupta (BJP).
- 01ShahzadBSP34,89942.77%
- 02Sanjay GuptaBJP24,45929.98%
- 03Antriksh SainiINC11,58414.20%
- 04Haji Tasleem AhmadASPKR4,1615.10%
- 05AjayRSTJLKPS4,1265.06%
- 6 other candidates · 2,064 votesNOTA · 298 (0.37%)
Margin 10,440 votes · 12.80% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 81,591 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ShahzadMale · 54 yrs | BSP | 34,899 | 42.77% |
| 2 | Sanjay GuptaMale · 52 yrs | BJP | 24,459 | 29.98% |
| 3 | Antriksh SainiMale · 64 yrs | INC | 11,584 | 14.20% |
| 4 | Haji Tasleem AhmadMale · 69 yrs | ASPKR | 4,161 | 5.10% |
| 5 | AjayMale · 48 yrs | RSTJLKPS | 4,126 | 5.06% |
| 6 | Mohd YusufMale · 44 yrs | AAP | 815 | 1.00% |
| 7 | Reenu KashyapFemale · 41 yrs | Independent | 402 | 0.49% |
| 8 | Mehar SinghMale · 60 yrs | Independent | 400 | 0.49% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 298 | 0.37% |
| 9 | DhramrajMale · 53 yrs | Independent | 184 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Dr. Bhagwan Dass RathorMale · 75 yrs · SC | SP | 168 | 0.21% |
| 11 | MursleenMale · 25 yrs | Independent | 95 | 0.12% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, BSP in 2022.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Laksar result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjay Gupta | BJP | 25,248 | 32.34% |
| 2 | Haji Tasleem Ahmad | INC | 23,644 | 30.29% |
| 3 | Subhash Singh Choudhary | BSP | 19,656 | 25.18% |
| 4 | Kushalpal Singh | Independent | 6,087 | 7.80% |
| 5 | Sumit | Independent | 2,415 | 3.09% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 287 | 0.37% |
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| 6 | Narendra | SP | 282 | 0.36% |
| 7 | Ratendra Tiwari | Independent | 199 | 0.25% |
| 8 | Mempal | Shiv Sena | 96 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Julfukar Ansari | Independent | 94 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Nidhi Singh | Independent | 62 | 0.08% |
Laksar result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjay Gupta | BJP | 25,945 | 39.41% |
| 2 | Haji Taslim Ahmed | BSP | 15,551 | 23.62% |
| 3 | Tahir Hasan | Independent | 13,042 | 19.81% |
| 4 | Ram Singh Saini | INC | 8,001 | 12.15% |
| 5 | Prem Singh | MD | 1,301 | 1.98% |
| 6 | Surendra Kumar Namdev | Independent | 391 | 0.59% |
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| 7 | Padam Singh Gujjar | SP | 284 | 0.43% |
| 8 | Rajkumar | RLD | 264 | 0.40% |
| 9 | Asrar | MUL | 206 | 0.31% |
| 10 | Rajkumar Saini | Shiv Sena | 202 | 0.31% |
| 11 | Abdul Sattar | Independent | 173 | 0.26% |
| 12 | Rajbeer | Independent | 161 | 0.24% |
| 13 | Gulam Rasool | TMC | 154 | 0.23% |
| 14 | Satendra Kumar Saini | UtPP | 87 | 0.13% |
| 15 | Machhala Devi | NAP | 74 | 0.11% |
Laksar outlined in orange among the other Uttarakhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Hardwar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Laksar is one of the assembly segments of Haridwar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Haridwar candidates.
- Virendra RawatINC33,407 44.4%
- Trivendra Singh RawatBJP30,595 40.7%
- Umesh Kumar PatrakarIndependent5,732 7.6%
- Jamil AhmadBSP4,479 6.0%
- Balbir Singh BhandariUTRASMNTP173 0.2%
In the assembly election BSP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 2,812 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Laksar.
Who won the Laksar assembly seat in 2022?
Shahzad of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won Laksar in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 34,899 votes, which was 42.77% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Laksar?
The margin was 10,440 votes (12.80% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sanjay Gupta of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 24,459 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Laksar in 2022?
Turnout was 79.56%: 81,643 of 1,02,620 registered electors voted, across 123 polling stations. That is 2.4 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Laksar part of?
Laksar is an assembly segment of the Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency in Uttarakhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Virendra Rawat got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Laksar a reserved constituency?
No. Laksar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Laksar?
The Uttarakhand assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Uttarakhand assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Hardwar population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, HaridwarEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Uttarakhand state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Uttarakhand Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Uttarakhand districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, UttarakhandBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in UttarakhandCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in UttarakhandMunicipal corporations, councils, wards