In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Ramesh Pokhriyal had defeated Renuka Rawat, Congress candidate and wife of former chief minister Harish Rawat, by winning 50.38 per cent of the votes.

A data from Election Commission of India(ECI) confirms that in 2014 general elections, Ramesh Pokhriyal had won with 50.38 per cent of votes.

A data from Election Commission of India(ECI) confirms that in 2014 general elections, Ramesh Pokhriyal had won with 50.38 per cent of votes. Haridwar parliamentary constituency is one of the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttarakhand. The ECI record released on 10 August 2018, shows that in 2014 general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Pokhriyal had won the election with 50.38 per cent of votes by defeating the Indian National Congress candidate Renuka Rawat. This is in line with the news published by News18 and Inkhabar.

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