Dehradun Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Uttar Pradesh (now part of Uttarakhand). This constituency came into existence in 1952 and existed until 1977, following the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies.
| Dehradun | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Established | 1952 |
| Abolished | 1977 |
Assembly segments edit
Dehradun Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency segments of Uttar Pradesh:
| District | Assembly constituency segments | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | SC/ST | |
| Bijnor | ||
| Laksar | ||
| Roorkee | ||
| Dehradun | ||
| Dehradun | ||
| Saharanpur | ||
| Behat | ||
| Haridwar | ||
Members of Parliament edit
Keys:
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | Mahavir Tyagi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Yashpal Singh | Independent | |
| 1971 | Mulki Raj Saini | Indian National Congress | |
Election results edit
General Election, 1957 edit
[1]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mahavir Tyagi | 1,28,952 | 58.05 | ||
| PSP | Narayan Datt Dangwal | 55,064 | 24.79 | ||
| ABJS | Jag Mohan Swarup | 38,134 | 17.17 | ||
| Margin of victory | 73,888 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,22,150 | 60.26 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election, 1962 edit
[2]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mahavir Tyagi | 1,21,618 | 50.89 | ||
| ABJS | Sushila Devi | 47,226 | 19.76 | ||
| SWA | Rajendra Das | 35,969 | 15.05 | ||
| PSP | Narayan Datt Dangwal | 34,183 | 14.3 | ||
| Margin of victory | 74,392 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,38,996 | 59.09 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election, 1967 edit
[3]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Yashpal Singh | 1,51,465 | 49.83 | ||
| INC | Mahavir Tyagi | 1,11,353 | 36.64 | ||
| Independent | Dharampal | 35,134 | 11.56 | ||
| Independent | H. Singh | 5,981 | 1.97 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,14,112 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,03,933 | 32.64 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1971 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mulki Raj Saini | 190,160 | 68.48 | ||
| ABJS | Nityanand Swami | 48,635 | 17.51 | ||
| JP | Rao Mahmood Ahmed Khan | 12,375 | 4.46 | ||
| Independent | Ram Das | 6,351 | 2.29 | ||
| Independent | Babu Ram Gupta | 4,798 | 1.73 | ||
| Independent | Yashpal Singh | 4,447 | 1.60 | ||
| Independent | Kulanand Joshi | 3,407 | 1.23 | ||
| Independent | Shyam Lal | 2,646 | 0.95 | ||
| Independent | Sarjeet Ali Khan | 1,933 | 0.70 | ||
| Independent | Gajendra Singh | 1,898 | 0.68 | ||
| Independent | Jagdish Shastri | 1,031 | 0.37 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,41,525 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,77,681 | 53.96 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||