| Office | Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
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|---|---|
| Term start | 10 March 2022
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| Predecessor | Yatishwaranand
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| Constituency | Haridwar Rural
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| Political party | Indian National Congress
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Anupama Rawat (born 09th September 1983)[1] is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand.[2] She won as an MLA from Haridwar Rural Assembly constituency.[3] She won the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.[4][5] She is general secretary of Mahila Congress.
Early life and education
Rawat is from Mussoorie, Dehradun District, Uttarakhand. She is the daughter of former chief minister Harish Rawat. She married Abhinandan Kumar. She completed her Master of Law at Krukshetra University in 2015.
Career
Rawat became a first time MLA winning from Haridwar Rural Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election. She polled 50,028 votes and defeated her nearest rival and two time saint turned politician, Yatishwaranand of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 4,472 votes.[6][7][8]
Electoral performance
| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Haridwar Rural | Template:Party name with color | Template:Won | 46.59% | Yatishwaranand | Template:Party name with color | 42.42% | [9] | ||
References
- ↑ Member Details. National eVidhan Application – Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
- ↑ Anupama Rawat(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- HARIDWAR RURAL(HARIDWAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:. myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ↑ Election Commission of India. results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ↑ Avenging Daughters. Times of India(2022-03-11). Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ Haridwar Rural, Uttarakhand Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates. India Today. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ Anupama Rawat Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates : Anupama Rawat of Congress Wins. News18(2022-03-10). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ↑ Haridwar Rural (Uttarakhand) Assembly Election Results 2022 Live: Winner, Runner-up. The Indian Express(2022-03-09). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ↑ Daughters of 2 former Uttarakhand CMs avenge their fathers' defeat from same seat, Rawat, Sandeep. hindustantimes.com(March 10, 2022). Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20). Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand.