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{{short description|Municipal election in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name     = 2019 Roorkee Municipal Corporation election
| country           = India
| type              = Legislative
| ongoing           =
| previous_election = 2013 Roorkee Municipal Corporation election
| previous_year     = 2013
| election_date     = 22 November 2019
| next_election     = 2024 Roorkee Municipal Corporation election
| next_year         = 2024
| seats_for_election = All 40 seats in the [[Roorkee Municipal Corporation]]
| majority_seats    = 21
| turnout           =
<!-- BJP -->
| image1            = [[File:BJP election symbol.png|60px]]
| colour1           =
| leader1           = Mayank Gupta
| alliance1         = 
| party1            = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leaders_seat1     = 
| last_election1    = 5 
| seats1            = '''17'''
| seat_change1      = {{increase}} 12
| popular_vote1     = 
| percentage1       = 
| swing1            =
<!-- INC -->
| image2            = [[File:Hand INC.svg|75px]]
| colour2           = 
| leader2           = Rishu Singh Rana
| party2            = Indian National Congress
| leaders_seat2     =
| last_election2    = 5
| seats2            = '''2'''
| seat_change2      = {{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote2     = 
| percentage2       = 
| swing2            = 
<!-- BSP -->
| image3            = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|75px]]
| colour3           = 
| leader3           = Rajendra Singh
| party3            = Bahujan Samaj Party
| leaders_seat3     =
| last_election3    = 0
| seats3            = '''1'''
| seat_change3      = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote3     = 
| percentage3       = 
| swing3            =
<!-- IND -->
| image4            =
| colour4           = 
| leader4           = ''none''
| party4            = Independent politician
| leaders_seat4     =
| last_election4    = 10
| seats4            = '''20'''
| seat_change4      = {{increase}} 10
| popular_vote4     = 
| percentage4       = 
| swing4            =   
<!--Assembly seats diagram-->
| title             =  Mayor
| before_election   = Yashpal Rana
| before_party      = Independent politician
| after_election    = Gaurav Goyal
| after_party       = Independent politician
| previous_mps      = 
| elected_mps       = 
| next_mps          =
}}

The '''2019 Roorkee Municipal Corporation election''' was a municipal election to the [[Roorkee Municipal Corporation]], which governs [[Roorkee]] in [[Uttarakhand]]. It took place on 22 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/dehradun/roorkee-nikay-chunav-notification-issued-election-on-22nd-november|title=रुड़की नगर निगम चुनाव का कार्यक्रम तय, 22 नवंबर को मतदान व 24 को होगी मतगणना|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>

== Election schedule ==
The [[Uttarakhand State Election Commission]] announced the poll dates on 22 October 2019, that the election will be held on 22 November and that the result will be declared on 24 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/dehradun/roorkee-nikay-chunav-notification-issued-and-code-of-conduct-applicable|title=रुड़की निकाय चुनाव: 40 वार्डों के एक लाख से ज्यादा मतदाता करेंगे मतदान, अधिसूचना जारी|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Event
!Date
!Day
|-
| Date for Nominations || 1 November 2019 || Friday
|-
| Last Date for filing Nominations || 2 November 2019 || Saturday
|-
| Date for scrutiny of nominations || 4 November 2019<br>5 November 2019 || Monday<br>Tuesday
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures || 6 November 2019 || Wednesday
|-
| Allotment of Symbols || 7 November 2019 || Thursday
|-
| Date of poll || '''22 November 2019''' || Friday
|-
| Date of counting || 24 November 2019 || Sunday
|}

==Mayoral election==
{{Election box begin|
title=2019 Roorkee Municipal Corporation election: Mayor}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Independent politician
| candidate  = Gaurav Goyal
| votes      = 29,080
| percentage = 33.73
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Indian National Congress
| candidate  = Rishu Singh Rana
| votes      = 25,629
| percentage = 29.73
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate  = Mayank Gupta
| votes      = 19,142
| percentage = 22.20
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Independent politician
| candidate  = Subhash Saini
| votes      = 4,650
| percentage = 5.39
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate  = Rajendra Kumar
| votes      = 4,575
| percentage = 5.31
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Independent politician
| candidate  = Chandra Prakash (Bata)
| votes      = 1,020
| percentage = 1.18
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Independent politician
| candidate  = Swati Kalra
| votes      = 640
| percentage = 0.70
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Aam Aadmi Party
| candidate  = Abdus Salam
| votes      = 435
| percentage = 0.48
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Independent politician
| candidate  = Dipak Kumar
| votes      = 399
| percentage = 0.44
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = Independent politician
| candidate  = Adesh Tyagi
| votes      = 290
| percentage = 0.32
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party      = None of the above
| candidate  = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
| votes      = 370
| percentage = 0.41
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate|
| party      = [[Spoiled ballot]]s
| candidate  = Invalid
| votes      = 4,616
| percentage = 5.08
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes      = 3,451
| percentage = 4.00
| change     = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes      = 90,833
| percentage = 
| change     =
}}
{{Election box win|
|winner     = Independent politician
|loser      =
|swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Position of the house==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|+| Roorkee Municipal Corporation
|-
! colspan="2" |Party!! Won !! '''+/−'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) || 17 || {{increase}} 12
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]  (INC) || 2 || {{decrease}} 3
|-
| {{party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) || 1 || {{increase}} 1
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| [[Independent politician|Independents]] || 20 || {{increase}} 10
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Total''' || '''40''' || {{increase}} '''20'''
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[2019 Uttarakhand local elections]]
*[[2018 Uttarakhand local elections]]
*[[2018 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election]]

==References==
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{{Municipalities of Uttarakhand}}
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