Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 5 Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
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 state in northern India
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Assembly segments

Presently, Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following fourteen Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
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 (legislative assembly) segments:
  1. Badrinath
  2. Tharali
  3. Karnprayag
  4. Kedarnath

  1. Rudraprayag
  2. Deoprayag
  3. Narendranagar
  4. Yamkeshwar

    1. Pauri
    2. Srinagar
    3. Chaubattakhal
    4. Lansdowne

    1. Kotdwar
    2. Ramnagar

    Members of Parliament

    • 1951: Bhakt Darshan
      Bhakt Darshan
      Bhakt Darshan served Garhwal as Member of Parliament in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Lok Sabha as well as a Deputy Minister and Minister of State in Lal Bahadur Shastri's and Indira Gandhi's governments.-Early life:...

      , Indian National Congress
      Indian National Congress
      The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

    • 1957: Bhakt Darshan
      Bhakt Darshan
      Bhakt Darshan served Garhwal as Member of Parliament in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Lok Sabha as well as a Deputy Minister and Minister of State in Lal Bahadur Shastri's and Indira Gandhi's governments.-Early life:...

      , Indian National Congress
      Indian National Congress
      The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

    • 1962: Bhakt Darshan
      Bhakt Darshan
      Bhakt Darshan served Garhwal as Member of Parliament in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Lok Sabha as well as a Deputy Minister and Minister of State in Lal Bahadur Shastri's and Indira Gandhi's governments.-Early life:...

      , Indian National Congress
      Indian National Congress
      The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

    • 1967: Bhakt Darshan
      Bhakt Darshan
      Bhakt Darshan served Garhwal as Member of Parliament in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Lok Sabha as well as a Deputy Minister and Minister of State in Lal Bahadur Shastri's and Indira Gandhi's governments.-Early life:...

      , Indian National Congress
      Indian National Congress
      The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

    • 1971: Pratap Singh Negi, Indian National Congress
      Indian National Congress
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    • 1977: Jagannath Sharma, Janata Party
      Janata Party
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    • 1984: Chandra Mohan Singh Negi, Janata Dal
      Janata Dal
      Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

    • 1989: Chandra Mohan Singh Negi, Janata Dal
      Janata Dal
      Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

    • 1991: Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, Bharatiya Janata Party
      Bharatiya Janata Party
      The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

    • 1996: Satpal Maharaj
      Satpal Maharaj
      Satpal Maharaj is a member of the lower house of the Parliament of India for the Indian National Congress party....

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    • 1998: Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, Bharatiya Janata Party
      Bharatiya Janata Party
      The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

    • 1999: Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, Bharatiya Janata Party
      Bharatiya Janata Party
      The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

    • 2004: Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, Bharatiya Janata Party
      Bharatiya Janata Party
      The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

    • 2008: TPS Rawat, Bharatiya Janata Party
      Bharatiya Janata Party
      The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

    • 2009
      Indian general election, 2009
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      : Satpal Maharaj
      Satpal Maharaj
      Satpal Maharaj is a member of the lower house of the Parliament of India for the Indian National Congress party....

      , Indian National Congress
      Indian National Congress
      The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...


    See also

    • Chamoli district
      Chamoli District
      Chamoli district is a district of Uttarakhand state of India. It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Garhwal to the southwest, Rudraprayag to the west, and Uttarkashi to the northwest...

    • Rudraprayag district
      Rudraprayag District
      Rudraprayag district, is a district of Uttarakhand state of northern India. The district occupies an area of 2439 km². Rudraprayag town is the administrative headquarters of the district....

    • Pauri Garhwal district
    • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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