Rudraprayag Assembly Election Result 2007

Uttarakhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2007

Matbar Singh Kandari of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Rudraprayag Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Uttarakhand in the 2007 state assembly election, securing 16,394 votes (34.00% vote share). The runner-up was Virendra Singh Butola (Indian National Congress) with 9,374 votes.

A total of 11 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Uttarakhand
  • Constituency: Rudraprayag
  • Constituency Number: 8
  • Total Contestants: 11
  • Election Year: 2007
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Matbar Singh Kandari

Bharatiya Janata Party

16,394
34.00%
#2
Virendra Singh Butola

Indian National Congress

9,374
19.50%
#3
Bharat Singh Chaudhry

Nationalist Congress Party

6,322
13.10%
#4
Srikrishna Bhatt

Uttarakhand Kranti Dal

5,635
11.70%
#5
Beer Singh Rawat

Independent

3,123
6.50%
#6
Vikram Singh

Bahujan Samaj Party

2,964
6.20%
#7
Virendra Singh Bisht

Bharatiya Jan Shakti

1,501
3.10%
#8
Jaspal Singh

Samajwadi Party

1,189
2.50%
#9
Anand Singh

Independent

688
1.40%
#10
Leela Nand Bahuguna

Vishwa Vikas Sangh

572
1.20%
#11
Mahaveer Singh

Samata Party

445
0.90%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Matbar Singh Kandari Bharatiya Janata Party 16,394 34.00%
2 Virendra Singh Butola Indian National Congress 9,374 19.50%
3 Bharat Singh Chaudhry Nationalist Congress Party 6,322 13.10%
4 Srikrishna Bhatt Uttarakhand Kranti Dal 5,635 11.70%
5 Beer Singh Rawat Independent 3,123 6.50%
6 Vikram Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 2,964 6.20%
7 Virendra Singh Bisht Bharatiya Jan Shakti 1,501 3.10%
8 Jaspal Singh Samajwadi Party 1,189 2.50%
9 Anand Singh Independent 688 1.40%
10 Leela Nand Bahuguna Vishwa Vikas Sangh 572 1.20%
11 Mahaveer Singh Samata Party 445 0.90%

About Rudraprayag Assembly Constituency

The Rudraprayag constituency is part of the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2007 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Matbar Singh Kandari (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 16,394 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

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Frequently Asked Questions

11 candidates contested from Rudraprayag assembly constituency in the 2007 Vidhan Sabha election.

Rudraprayag is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Uttarakhand.

Matbar Singh Kandari (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Rudraprayag assembly seat in the 2007 Vidhan Sabha election.