Umesh Sharma Explained

Umesh Sharma
Office:Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency2:Raipur
Termstart:2022
Termend:2027
Termstart1:2017
Termend1:2022
Termstart2:2012
Termend2:2017
Successor:Hira Singh Bisht
Successor1:Prabhu Lal
Successor2:Trivendra Singh Rawat
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party

Umesh Sharma Kau is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] Sharma is a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Raipur constituency in Dehradun district.[2] [3] [4]

In the 2012 Uttarakhand Assembly elections, Umesh Sharma Kau, then with the Indian National Congress, defeated Trivendra Singh Rawat by a narrow margin of 0.62% votes.[5] [6]

In 2016, Umesh Sharma Kau along with other Congress MLAs rebelled and switched over to BJP.[7] [8]

Electoral performance

Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote %Ref
2022Raipur60.15%Hira Singh Bisht32.66%[9]
2017Raipur60.60%Prabhu Lal23.31%[10]
2012Raipur39.03%Trivendra Singh Rawat38.41%[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: umesh-sharma-kau in Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022 . 26 May 2022 . News18 . en.
  2. http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/i-was-being-pressurised-to-shift-my-constituency-umesh-sharma.html I WAS BEING PRESSURISED TO SHIFT MY CONSTITUENCY: UMESH SHARMA
  3. http://myneta.info/utt2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=269 My Neta
  4. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/politics/i-can-t-shift-to-dehradun-cantt-seat-raipur-mla/219337.html I can't shift to Dehradun Cantt seat: Raipur MLA
  5. Web site: The Margin of Victory Series: Uttarakhand. 2021-12-22. meradesh.org.
  6. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTTARAKHAND. 22 December 2021. Election Commission of India.
  7. Web site: Uttarakhand BJP MLA denies plan to join Congress, insiders point at plum post. 2021-12-22. The New Indian Express.
  8. Web site: TNN. Oct 7, 2019. Dehradun: BJP slaps Umesh Sharma Kau with show-cause notice Dehradun News - Times of India. 2021-12-22. The Times of India. en.
  9. Web site: Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20) . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615102703/https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2022/Form20/form20_2022.htm. 15 June 2022.
  10. Web site: Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20) . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630093109/https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2017/Form_20/form20_2017.htm. 30 June 2022.
  11. Web site: Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20) . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929115647/https://election.uk.gov.in/Vidhan_sabha2012/form20_2012_PDF/form20_2012.htm. 29 September 2022.