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]
Umesh Sharma | |
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Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2022–2027 | |
Succeeded by | Hira Singh Bisht |
In office 2017–2022 | |
Succeeded by | Prabhu Lal |
In office 2012–2017 | |
Succeeded by | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
Constituency | Raipur |
Personal details | |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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]
Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
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2022 | Raipur | BJP | Won | 60.15% | Hira Singh Bisht | INC | 32.66% | [9] | ||
2017 | Raipur | BJP | Won | 60.60% | Prabhu Lal | INC | 23.31% | [10] | ||
2012 | Raipur | INC | Won | 39.03% | Trivendra Singh Rawat | BJP | 38.41% | [11] |