Umesh Sharma

Umesh Sharma
Umesh Sharma
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

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]

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]

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate		Opposition vote %	Ref
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]

References

"umesh-sharma-kau in Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022". News18. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
I WAS BEING PRESSURISED TO SHIFT MY CONSTITUENCY: UMESH SHARMA
My Neta
I can't shift to Dehradun Cantt seat: Raipur MLA
"The Margin of Victory Series: Uttarakhand". meradesh.org. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
"STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTTARAKHAND". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
"Uttarakhand BJP MLA denies plan to join Congress, insiders point at plum post". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
"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.
"Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
"Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022.
"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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[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

[3] My Neta

[4] I can't shift to Dehradun Cantt seat: Raipur MLA

[5] "The Margin of Victory Series: Uttarakhand". meradesh.org. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[6] "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTTARAKHAND". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[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.

[9] "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20)". Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.

[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.