Dehradun (Lok Sabha constituency)
Dehradun Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: देहरादून लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) 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.
Assembly segments
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
Keys:
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | Mahavir Tyagi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Mahavir Tyagi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Mahavir Tyagi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Yashpal Singh | Independent | |
| 1971 | Mulki Raj Saini | Indian National Congress (R) | |
Election results
General Election, 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mahavir Tyagi | 1,28,952 | 58.05 | ||
| PSP | Narayan Datt Dangwal | 55,064 | 24.79 | ||
| BJS | Jag Mohan Swarup | 38,134 | 17.17 | ||
| Margin of victory | 73,888 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,22,150 | 60.26 | |||
General Election, 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mahavir Tyagi | 1,21,618 | 50.89 | ||
| BJS | 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
| 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 | ||||
General Election, 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mulki Raj Saini | 1,90,160 | 68.48 | ||
| BJS | 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 | ||||
References
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