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Indian politician

Umesh Sharma
Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
In office
2022–2027
Succeeded byHira Singh Bisht
In office
2017–2022
Succeeded byPrabhu Lal
In office
2012–2017
Succeeded byTrivendra Singh Rawat
ConstituencyRaipur
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

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

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.

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

Electoral performance

Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote % Ref
2022 Raipur BJP Won 60.15% Hira Singh Bisht INC 32.66%
2017 Raipur BJP Won 60.60% Prabhu Lal INC 23.31%
2012 Raipur INC Won 39.03% Trivendra Singh Rawat BJP 38.41%

References

  1. "umesh-sharma-kau in Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022". News18. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. I WAS BEING PRESSURISED TO SHIFT MY CONSTITUENCY: UMESH SHARMA
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  4. I can't shift to Dehradun Cantt seat: Raipur MLA
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  7. "Uttarakhand BJP MLA denies plan to join Congress, insiders point at plum post". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. "Dehradun: BJP slaps Umesh Sharma Kau with show-cause notice | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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  10. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
  11. "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022.


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