DEHRA DUN
Assembly seat no. 424 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Uttar Pradesh also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DEHRA DUN. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.
Winner, 1980
DWARIKA NATH DHAWAN
INC(I)
Elections held
11
1962–1996
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1980
19,086
34.86% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INDNITYA NAND SWAMI
- Votes
- 12,972
- Vote share
- 23.69%
- Behind by
- 19,086
Electors
1,29,189
Total votes polled
54,746
Valid votes
54,746
NOTA votes
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Turnout
42.4%
Full result, 1980
9 candidates · 54,746 valid votes
DWARIKA NATH DHAWANINC(I)won
32,058
58.6%
NITYA NAND SWAMIIND
12,972
23.7%
DEVANDRA SHASTRIBJP
7,237
13.2%
RADHA KRISHAN KUKRATICPI
1,540
2.8%
VIJAY KUMAR SHARMAJNPSR
320
0.6%
CHINTA MANI LAKHERAIND
279
0.5%
PURSHOTTAMIND
155
0.3%
SUBASH CHAND BALMIKIIND
108
0.2%
JYOTI BAHUGUNAIND
77
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | HARBANS KAPOOR | BJP | 59,807 | 56.37% | DINESH AGARWAL | 40,733 |
| 1993 | HARBANS KAPOOR | BJP | 50,781 | 53.74% | DINESH AGGARWAL | 14,354 |
| 1991 | HARBANSH KAPOOR | BJP | 50,419 | 54.14% | VINOD | 21,267 |
| 1989 | HARBHANSH KAPUR | BJP | 37,173 | 42.84% | HEERA SINGH BISHT | 10,182 |
| 1985 | HIRA SINGH BIST | INC | 44,680 | 66.76% | HARBANS KAPOOR | 29,390 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
