Anupama Rawat

Anupama Rawat (born 1984) is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand.^[1] She won as an MLA from Haridwar Rural Assembly constituency.^[2] She won the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.^[3][4] She is general secretary of Mahila Congress.

Anupama Rawat
Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2022
Preceded by	Yatishwaranand
Constituency	Haridwar Rural
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Parent	Harish Rawat (father)
Profession	Politician

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.^[5][6][7]

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
2022	Haridwar Rural		INC	Won	46.59%	Yatishwaranand		BJP	42.42%	[8]