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{{Infobox election<br />
| election_name = 2008 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election<br />
| country = India<br />
| type = Legislative<br />
| ongoing =<br />
| previous_election = 2003 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election<br />
| previous_year = 2003<br />
| election_date =<br />
| next_election = 2013 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election<br />
| next_year = 2013<br />
| seats_for_election = All 60 seats in the [[Dehradun Municipal Corporation]]<br />
| majority_seats = 31<br />
| turnout =<br />
<!-- BJP --><br />
| image1 = [[File:BJP election symbol.png|60px]] <br />
| leader1 = [[Vinod Chamoli]]<br />
| alliance1 = <br />
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
| leaders_seat1 = '''28'''<br />
| last_election1 = <br />
| colour1 = <br />
| seats1 = <br />
| seat_change1 = <br />
| popular_vote1 = <br />
| percentage1 = <br />
| swing1 = <br />
<!-- INC --><br />
| image2 = [[File:Hand INC.svg|75px]]<br />
| colour2 = <br />
| leader2 = Surat Singh Negi<br />
| party2 = Indian National Congress<br />
| leaders_seat2 = '''24'''<br />
| last_election2 = <br />
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| seat_change2 = <br />
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<!-- BSP --><br />
| image3 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|75px]]<br />
| colour3 = <br />
| leader3 = Mohammad Zameer<br />
| party3 = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
| leaders_seat3 = '''1'''<br />
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<!-- UKD --><br />
| image4 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Chair.png|75px]]<br />
| colour4 = <br />
| leader4 = Vivekanand Khanduri<br />
| party4 = Uttarakhand Kranti Dal<br />
| leaders_seat4 = '''1'''<br />
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| image5 = <br />
| colour5 = <br />
| leader5 = ''none''<br />
| party5 = Independent politician<br />
| leaders_seat5 = '''6'''<br />
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| map_image = <br />
| map_caption =<br />
<!--Assembly seats diagram--><br />
| title = Mayor<br />
| before_election = [[Manorama Dobriyal Sharma]]<br />
| before_party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
| after_election = [[Vinod Chamoli]]<br />
| after_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<br />
| previous_mps = <br />
| elected_mps = <br />
| next_mps =<br />
}}<br />
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The '''2008 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election''' was a municipal election to the [[Dehradun Municipal Corporation]], which governs [[Dehradun]], the largest city in [[Uttarakhand]].<br />
<br />
[[Vinod Chamoli]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] was elected mayor. The BJP won 28 of the 60 seats, and the [[Indian National Congress]] won 24.<br />
<br />
==Mayoral election==<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=2008 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election: Mayor}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
| candidate = [[Vinod Chamoli]]<br />
| votes = 60,867<br />
| percentage = 33.07<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| candidate = [[Rajni Rawat]]<br />
| votes = 44,294<br />
| percentage = 24.06<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Indian National Congress<br />
| candidate = Surat Singh Negi<br />
| votes = 40,642<br />
| percentage = 22.08<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Uttarakhand Kranti Dal<br />
| candidate = Vivekanand Khanduri<br />
| votes = 17,116<br />
| percentage = 9.30<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
| candidate = Mohammad Zameer<br />
| votes = 10,276<br />
| percentage = 5.58<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| candidate = Anjula Karki<br />
| votes = 2,984<br />
| percentage = 1.62<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| candidate = Aman Singh Pundir<br />
| votes = 2,228<br />
| percentage = 1.21<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| candidate = Sanjay Goyal<br />
| votes = 1,590<br />
| percentage = 0.86<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Samajwadi Party<br />
| candidate = Subhash Panwar<br />
| votes = 1,357<br />
| percentage = 0.74<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| candidate = Manju Sharma<br />
| votes = 1,207<br />
| percentage = 0.66<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Janata Dal (Secular)<br />
| candidate = Manmohan Singh Negi<br />
| votes = 668<br />
| percentage = 0.36<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| candidate = Azizur Rahman<br />
| votes = 444<br />
| percentage = 0.24<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
| party = Independent politician<br />
| candidate = Prabhakar Uniyal<br />
| votes = 389<br />
| percentage = 0.21<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
| votes = 16,573<br />
| percentage = 9.00<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
| votes = 1,84,062<br />
| percentage = <br />
| change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
| winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
| loser = Indian National Congress<br />
| swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==Position of the house==<br />
{|class="sortable wikitable"<br />
|+| Dehradun Municipal Corporation<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" |Party!! Won !! '''+/−'''<br />
|-<br />
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) || 28 || <br />
|-<br />
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) || 24 || <br />
|-<br />
| {{party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}<br />
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) || 1 || <br />
|-<br />
| {{party color cell|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}<br />
| [[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal]] (UKD) || 1 || <br />
|-<br />
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}<br />
| [[Independent politician|Independents]] || 6 || <br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | '''Total''' || '''60''' || {{nochange}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[2008 Uttarakhand local elections]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140924102125/http://nagarnigamdehradun.com/index.aspx Official Website of the Dehradun Municipal Corporation]<br />
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