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{{short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Uttarakhand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
[[File:India Uttarakhand locator map.svg|right|[[Uttarakhand, India|Uttarakhand]]|210px]]
Elections for the [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]] (Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha) in [[Uttarakhand]] state, [[India]] are conducted in accordance with the [[Constitution of India]]. The [[State legislative assemblies of India|legislative assembly]] of Uttarakhand creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the [[State legislature (India)|state legislature]] to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the [[Parliament of India]]. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to [[Article 356 of the Constitution of India|Article 356]] of the Indian Constitution and [[President's rule]] may be imposed.

== Main political parties ==
The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[Indian National Congress]] have been the most popular parties in the state since its inception. Other influential parties include, [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], [[Samajwadi Party]], [[Aam Admi Party]] and [[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal]].

== Lok Sabha elections ==

'''Keys:'''
{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (13) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (6) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FF0000|[[Samajwadi Party|SP]] (1) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |[[List of Indian general elections|Election]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Lok Sabha]]
! colspan="3" |Party-wise details
! colspan="6" |[[List of parliamentary constituencies in Uttarakhand|Constituencies]]
! rowspan="2" |Ref.
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
! colspan="2" |Party
! [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Seats]]
! [[Tehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tehri Garhwal]]
! [[Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Garhwal]]
! [[Almora (Lok Sabha constituency)|Almora]]
! [[Nainital (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital]]
! [[Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar]]
! [[Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Haridwar]]
|- style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
| rowspan="3" |[[2004 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2004]]
| rowspan="3" |[[14th Lok Sabha]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|3
| rowspan="3"; bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
| rowspan="3"; bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
| rowspan="3"; bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
| rowspan="3"; bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
| rowspan="3" | {{small|''Did not exist''}}
| rowspan="3"; bgcolor=#FF0000|SP
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ceo.uk.gov.in/pages/display/95-general-election-2004|title=General Election 2004: Chief Electoral Officer , Government of Uttarakhand, India}}</ref>
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|1
|-style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|style="background-color: {{party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
|[[Samajwadi Party|SP]]
|1
|- style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2009]]
|[[15th Lok Sabha]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|5
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
| rowspan="4" | {{small|''Constituency abolished''}}
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|<ref>https://ceo.uk.gov.in/pages/display/94-general-election-2009</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[2014 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2014]]
|[[16th Lok Sabha]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|5
|bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ceo.uk.gov.in/pages/display/149-general-election-2014|title = General Election 2014: Chief Electoral Officer , Government of Uttarakhand, India}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[2019 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2019]]
|[[17th Lok Sabha]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|5
|bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ceo.uk.gov.in/pages/display/164-general-election-2019|title = General Election 2019: Chief Electoral Officer , Government of Uttarakhand, India}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; height:30px;"
|[[Next Indian general election|''Next'']]
|[[Lok Sabha|''18th Lok Sabha'']]
|
|''TBD''
|''TBD''
|''TBD''
|''TBD''
|''TBD''
|''TBD''
|''TBD''
|
|}

== Vidhan Sabha elections ==

'''Keys:'''
{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (142) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (100) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#22409A|[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] (18) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#336666|[[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal|UKD/UKD(P)]] (8) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#00B2B2|[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] (1) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#DDDDDD|[[Independent politician|Independent]] (11) |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" | [[List of Indian state legislative assembly elections|Election]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]]
! colspan="3" | Party-wise details
! rowspan="2" | [[List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand|Chief Minister]]
! rowspan="2" | Party
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! [[List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Seats]]
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
| rowspan="7" |[[1st Uttarakhand Assembly|1st Vidhan Sabha]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|36
| rowspan="7" |[[Narayan Datt Tiwari]]
| rowspan="7"; bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|19
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]
|7
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}" |
|[[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal|UKD]]
|4
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|1
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|3
|-
|colspan="2" |'''Total'''
|'''70'''
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2007]]
| rowspan="6" |[[2nd Uttarakhand Assembly|2nd Vidhan Sabha]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|35
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri]] {{small|(2007–09)}}
| rowspan="6"; bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|21
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]
|8
| rowspan="2" |[[Ramesh Pokhriyal]] {{Small|(2009–11)}}
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}" |
|[[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal|UKD]]
|3
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|3
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri]] {{small|(2011–12)}}
|-
|colspan="2" |'''Total'''
|'''70'''
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]]
| rowspan="6" |[[3rd Uttarakhand Assembly|3rd Vidhan Sabha]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|32
| rowspan="3" |[[Vijay Bahuguna]] {{small|(2012–14)}}
| rowspan="6"; bgcolor=#00BFFF|INC
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|31
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]
|3
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}" |
|[[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal|UKD(P)]]
|1
| rowspan="3" |[[Harish Rawat]] {{small|(2014–17)}}
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|3
|-
|colspan="2" |'''Total'''
|'''70'''
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
| rowspan="4" |[[4th Uttarakhand Assembly|4th Vidhan Sabha]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|57
| rowspan="2" |[[Trivendra Singh Rawat]] {{small|(2017–21)}}
| rowspan="4"; bgcolor=#FF9933|BJP
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|11
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|2
|[[Tirath Singh Rawat]] {{ small|(2021)}}
|-
|colspan="2" |'''Total'''
|'''70'''
|[[Pushkar Singh Dhami]] {{small|(2021–incumbent)}}
|-
|[[2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
|[[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|''5th Vidhan Sabha'']]
|colspan="2" |'''''Total'''''
|'''''70'''''
|''TBD''
|''TBD''
|}

=== 1st Assembly Election, 2002 ===

'''2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly elections''' were the first Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) elections held in the state. The Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 36 seats in the 70-seat legislature whereas the Bharatiya Janata Party secured the second place with 19 seats. Veteran Congress leader [[N. D. Tiwari]] was chosen as the new Chief Minister.

=== 2nd Assembly Election, 2007 ===

'''2007 Uttarakhand state assembly elections''' were the second Vidhan Sabha elections held in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 35 seats in the 70-seat legislature. One seat short of forming a majority, the BJP had to rely on the support of the [[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal]] and three independents to form the government. Former Union Minister [[B. C. Khanduri]] became the new Chief Minister. The Indian National Congress was the official opposition, holding 21 seats.

=== 3rd Assembly Election, 2012 ===

'''2012 Uttarakhand state assembly elections''' were the third Vidhan Sabha elections held in the state.
Uttarakhand had turned out incumbent governments in the first two elections held in the state since its formation. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party fought the election under the leadership of its Chief Minister B. C. Khanduri. The main opposition Indian National Congress was led in the assembly by [[Harak Singh Rawat]], but no Chief Ministerial candidate was named before the elections. The interim tenure of former Chief Minister [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]], which was marked by large-scale corruption accusations, was likely to be the main election issue.

The elections took place on 30 January, with the results being announced on 6 March. In a closely contested election, the Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party with 32 seats followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party with 31 seats. Notably the incumbent Chief minister B. C. Khanduri lost from his seat. [[Vijay Bahuguna]] was appointed as Chief minister despite him not being a member of the legislative assembly. He later won the by-election held to the Sitarganj constituency.

=== 4th Assembly Election, 2017 ===

'''2017 Uttarakhand state assembly elections''' were the fourth Vidhan Sabha elections held in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party riding on the popularity of [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]], secured a landslide victory, winning 57 of the total 70 seats. The ruling Indian National Congress was reduced to a low of 11 seats, with the incumbent Chief Minister [[Harish Rawat]] himself losing from both the seats that he had contested from. Although the BJP had not projected anyone as its Chief ministerial candidate, [[Trivendra Singh Rawat]] was chosen as the new Chief Minister after the elections. In 2021, [[Tirath Singh Rawat]] briefly became the Chief Minister, followed by [[Pushkar Singh Dhami]].

==See also==
*[[Local elections in Uttarakhand]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Statistical_Report_UKT2012.pdf
* [http://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/uttarakhand/ parliamentary Lok Sabha elections 2014 in uttarakhand]

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