Hira Singh Bisht

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Hira Singh Bisht
Member of Legislative Assembly
for Doiwala
In office
2014–2017
Member of Legislative Assembly
for Rajpur
In office
2002–2007
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidenceDehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Hira Singh Bisht is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and a three term Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. Bisht represents the Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency).[1] Bisht is a member of the Indian National Congress. He has served the Cabinet minister in the Cabinet of Former Chief Minister Shri N. D. Tiwari.

Position held[]

Year Description
1985 Elected to 9th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
2002 Elected to 1st Uttarakhand Assembly (2nd term)
  • Cabinet Minister
2014 Elected to 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly in bye Election (3nd term)

Elections contested[]

Year Election Type Constituency Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage Ref
1977 MP Tehri Garhwal Lost 29.07% Trepan Singh Negi BLD 58.47%
MLA Dehradun Won 66.76% Harbans Kapoor BJP 22.85% [2]
1989 MLA Dehradun Lost 33.11% Harbans Kapoor BJP 42.84% [2]
1996 MLA Mussoorie Lost 18.20% Rajendra Singh BJP 49.38% [3]
1998 MP Tehri Garhwal Lost 15.88% Manabendra Shah BJP 51.82% [4]
2002 MLA Rajpur Won 34.98% Khushal S Ranawat BJP 28.07% [5]
2007 MLA Rajpur Lost 33.53% Ganesh Joshi BJP 39.27%
2012 MLA Doiwala Lost 29.01% Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal BJP 30.68%
2014 (Bye Elect) MLA Doiwala Won 52.07% Trivendra Singh Rawat BJP 42.65%
2017 MLA Doiwala Lost 34.75% Trivendra Singh Rawat BJP 60.45%

References[]

  1. ^ "Counting LIVE: Congress candidate Hira Singh Bisht wins Doiwala seat". Archive.news18.com. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Empoweringindia.org Is For Sale". Empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Empoweringindia.org Is For Sale". Empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2002 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTTARANCHAL" (PDF). Ceo.uk.gov.in. p. 88. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

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