Lok Sabha polls: Former Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat to face former CM’s son in Haridwar

April 18, 2024

Haridwar: Haridwar, along with four other Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttarakhand will go to polls on April 19 in the first phase of General Elections.

The constituency is set to witness a contest between Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Congress’ Virender Rawat who is the son of former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat.

Haridwar Parliamentary constituency comprises a total of 14 Assemblies. BJP had registered victory in the Haridwar seat in both the 2019 and 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Uttarakhand has traditionally witnessed a close contest between the BJP and Congress. Both parties see the state as an essential battleground for displaying and gaining supporters for their national narratives.

Lok sabha 2019 elections

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BJP Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘nishank’ defeated Congress Ambrish Kumar with a huge margin of 2,58,729 votes. Pokhriyal managed to get 52.4 per cent of the total vote share.

Lok Sabha elections 2024

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank comfortably defeated Congress Renuka Rawat with a margin of 1,77,822 votes.
Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat earlier this month said that the Opposition had run out of options other than poking holes in his party’s claim.

“We may not win 400 seats, as we have quoted, but will surely go up to 389, 399, or even 404 seats in the upcoming general elections,” he said.