Renu Bisht is an Indian politician and MLA from Yamkeshwar Assembly, Kotdwar.[1] In December 2023, Bisht's name was brought up in trial of the Ankita Bhandari Murder Case for alleged destruction of evidence.[2] She is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]

Renu Bisht
Personal details
NationalityIndia
Political partyBhartiya Janata Party

While testifying in the court, JCB driver Deepak admitted that he had operated a JCB to bulldoze parts of the Vanantra Resort, a possible site of Ankita Bhandari's murder and alleged sexual abuse, by owner Pulkit Arya, son of then BJP senior leader, Vinod Arya. Deepak claimed the then sub-collector, Pramod Kumar and BJP MLA, Renu Bisht both personally witnessed the demolition of the resort.[2][4]

Electoral performance

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Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote % Ref
2022 Yamkeshwar BJP Won 58.98% Shailendra Singh Rawat INC 37.35% [5]
2017 Yamkeshwar Independent Lost 23.16% Ritu Khanduri Bhushan BJP 42.62% [6]
2012 Yamkeshwar URM Lost 19.71% Vijay Brathwal BJP 31.95% [7]
2007 Yamkeshwar INC Lost 27.82% Vijay Barthwal BJP 37.31% [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Renu Bisht Election Results 2022: News, Votes, Results of Uttarakhand Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b PTI. "Ankita Bhandari case: JCB driver tells court he was called twice for demolition at resort on same day". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ "BJP Candidates List : भाजपा ने इन महिलाओं पर खेला है दांव, एक कैबिनेट मंत्री तो दो पूर्व कांग्रेसी!". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ^ SNS (8 January 2024). "Ankita Bhandari murder case: Mother demands BJP leader's arrest". The Statesman. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ "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.