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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 =

| 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 =

| 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 =

| 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 =

| image4 =
| colour4 =
| leader4 = ''none''
| party4 = Independent politician
| leaders_seat4 =
| last_election4 = 10
| seats4 = '''20'''
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 10
| popular_vote4 =
| percentage4 =
| swing4 =

| 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==
{{reflist}}

{{Municipalities of Uttarakhand}}
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[[Category:Municipal corporation elections in India|Roorkee]]
[[Category:Local elections in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:2019 elections in India]]
[[Category:Roorkee]]
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