Yamkeshwar is assembly constituency number 36 in Uttarakhand, in Garhwal district, and one of the segments of the Garhwal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Renu Bisht of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 59.0% of the vote, 10,410 votes ahead of Shailendra Singh Rawat (INC).
- 01Renu BishtBJP28,39058.98%
- 02Shailendra Singh RawatINC17,98037.35%
- 03Shanti Prasad BhattUKKD6131.27%
- 04AviralAAP4540.94%
- 05Veerendra PrasadSP1750.36%
- NOTA · 526 (1.09%)
Margin 10,410 votes · 21.63% of valid votes
All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 48,138 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renu BishtFemale · 52 yrs | BJP | 28,390 | 58.98% |
| 2 | Shailendra Singh RawatMale · 57 yrs | INC | 17,980 | 37.35% |
| 3 | Shanti Prasad BhattMale · 55 yrs | UKKD | 613 | 1.27% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 526 | 1.09% |
| 4 | AviralMale · 34 yrs | AAP | 454 | 0.94% |
| 5 | Veerendra PrasadMale · 51 yrs · SC | SP | 175 | 0.36% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Yamkeshwar result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ritu Khanduri Bhushan | BJP | 19,671 | 43.01% |
| 2 | Renu Bisht | Independent | 10,689 | 23.37% |
| 3 | Shailendra Singh Rawat | INC | 10,283 | 22.49% |
| 4 | Prashant Badoni | Independent | 2,698 | 5.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 988 | 2.16% |
| 5 | Shanti Prasad Bhatt | UKKD | 542 | 1.19% |
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| 6 | Jagpal Singh Negi | BSP | 375 | 0.82% |
| 7 | Kirshan Chandra | Independent | 250 | 0.55% |
| 8 | (brig) Govind Prasad Barthwal | Independent | 235 | 0.51% |
Yamkeshwar result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Brathwal | BJP | 13,842 | 32.20% |
| 2 | Sarojani Devi | INC | 10,301 | 23.96% |
| 3 | Renu Bisht | UtRM | 8,541 | 19.87% |
| 4 | Dr Shakti Shail Kaparawan | UKDP | 3,539 | 8.23% |
| 5 | Manoj Kulashri | Independent | 2,149 | 5.00% |
| 6 | Shurbir Singh Bisht | SaSP | 1,212 | 2.82% |
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| 7 | Chandra Prakash | Independent | 859 | 2.00% |
| 8 | Col. Harpal Singh Bist (ret) | Independent | 853 | 1.98% |
| 9 | Kuldeep Singh Rawat | BSP | 545 | 1.27% |
| 10 | Shatrughan Prasad | Independent | 542 | 1.26% |
| 11 | Ashok Singh | Independent | 378 | 0.88% |
| 12 | Anil Kumar | Independent | 233 | 0.54% |
Yamkeshwar 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 Garhwal district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Yamkeshwar is one of the assembly segments of Garhwal. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Garhwal candidates.
- Anil BaluniBJP25,654 65.1%
- Ganesh GodiyalINC12,276 31.1%
- Ashutosh SinghUKKD512 1.3%
- Sonu KumarIndependent230 0.6%
- Dheer SinghBSP159 0.4%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 13,378 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Yamkeshwar.
Who won the Yamkeshwar assembly seat in 2022?
Renu Bisht of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Yamkeshwar in the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election with 28,390 votes, which was 58.98% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Yamkeshwar?
The margin was 10,410 votes (21.63% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shailendra Singh Rawat of the Indian National Congress with 17,980 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Yamkeshwar in 2022?
Turnout was 53.94%: 48,995 of 90,838 registered electors voted, across 175 polling stations. That is 0.8 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Yamkeshwar part of?
Yamkeshwar is an assembly segment of the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency in Uttarakhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Anil Baluni got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Yamkeshwar a reserved constituency?
No. Yamkeshwar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Yamkeshwar?
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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