List of by-elections to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Last updated

The following is a list of by-elections held for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, India, since its formation in 2002.

Contents

2002–2007

S.No.DateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after electionRef.
18 August 200256 Ramnagar Yogambar Singh Rawat Indian National Congress Narayan Datt Tiwari Indian National Congress [1]
228 September 200529 Kotdwar Surendra Singh Negi Indian National Congress Surendra Singh Negi Indian National Congress [2]
328 September 200548 Dwarahat Bipin Chandra Tripathi Uttarakhand Kranti Dal Pushpesh Tripathi Uttarakhand Kranti Dal

2007–2012

S.No.DateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after electionRef.
129 August 200730 Dhumakot Tejpal Singh Rawat Indian National Congress Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Bharatiya Janata Party [3]
228 May 200942 Kapkot Bhagat Singh Koshyari Bharatiya Janata Party Sher Singh Garhia Bharatiya Janata Party [4]
314 September 200911 Vikasnagar Munna Singh Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party Kuldip Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party [5]

Dhumakot Assembly By-election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Dhumakot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri 22,708 70.76% Increase2.svg30.16
INC Surendra Singh Negi 8,53726.60%Decrease2.svg18.81
Independent Manish Sundriyal8482.64%New
Margin of victory14,17144.16%Increase2.svg39.35
Turnout 32,09359.79%Increase2.svg4.77
Registered electors 53,986Decrease2.svg6.40
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase2.svg25.35

Kapkot Assembly by-election 2009

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election 2009: Kapkot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Sher Singh Garhia 13,82345.04Decrease2.svg12.62
NCP Kunti Parihar6,65621.68new
INC Chamu Singh Ghasiyal5,65118.41Decrease2.svg13.44
Majority7,16723.36Decrease2.svg2.46
Turnout 30,68758.36Decrease2.svg9.57
Registered electors 52,582
BJP hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.46

Assembly By-election 2009

2009 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Vikasnagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Kuldip Kumar 24,934 37.12% Decrease2.svg3.25
INC Nav Prabhat 24,33836.23%Increase2.svg2.96
Independent Munna Singh Chauhan 14,80722.04%New
Independent Haridas Kataria7021.05%New
SP Gulfam Ali5910.88%Decrease2.svg1.37
Independent Nasim Ahmad3780.56%New
Independent Liyaqat3500.52%New
Margin of victory5960.89%Decrease2.svg6.22
Turnout 67,17558.88%Decrease2.svg4.96
Registered electors 1,14,092
BJP hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.25

2012–2017

S.No.DateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after electionRef.
18 July 201268 Sitarganj Kiran Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party Vijay Bahuguna Indian National Congress [6]
221 July 201423 Doiwala Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Bharatiya Janata Party Hira Singh Bisht Indian National Congress [7]
342 Dharchula Harish Singh Dhami Indian National Congress Harish Rawat Indian National Congress [8]
451 Someshwar (SC) Ajay Tamta Bharatiya Janata Party Rekha Arya Indian National Congress [8]
511 April 201528 Bhagwanpur (SC) Surendra Rakesh Bahujan Samaj Party Mamta Rakesh Indian National Congress [9]

Sitarganj Assembly Bye-election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Sitarganj
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Vijay Bahuguna 53,766 77.14% Increase2.svg56.13
BJP Prakash Pant 13,81219.82%Decrease2.svg19.85
Independent S. Ali7931.14%New
Uttarakhand Parivartan Party D. S. Bisht6680.96%New
Independent P. Singh4380.63%New
Margin of victory39,95457.33%Increase2.svg40.24
Turnout 69,69576.22%Decrease2.svg4.47
Registered electors 91,443
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase2.svg37.48

Dharchula Assembly By-election 2014

2014 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Dharchula
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Harish Rawat 31,214 74.63% Increase2.svg41.68
BJP Bishnu Datt Joshi10,61025.37%Increase2.svg3.52
NOTA None of the above1,0282.46%New
Margin of victory20,60449.26%Increase2.svg38.15
Turnout 41,82452.61%Decrease2.svg14.30
Registered electors 81,469Increase2.svg11.98
INC hold Swing

Doiwala Assembly By-election 2014

2014 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Doiwala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Hira Singh Bisht 35,980 52.49% Increase2.svg23.51
BJP Trivendra Singh Rawat 29,46842.99%Increase2.svg12.35
Independent Furqan1,5082.20%New
INC None of the above5420.79%Decrease2.svg28.18
Independent William Akbar Chand3630.53%New
Independent Rishi Kumar3480.51%New
Margin of victory6,5129.50%Increase2.svg7.84
Turnout 68,55053.55%Decrease2.svg18.40
Registered electors 1,29,032Increase2.svg20.57
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase2.svg21.85

Bhagwanpur Assembly By-election 2015

2015 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Bhagwanpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Mamta Rakesh 59,205 71.46% Increase2.svg33.21
BJP Rajpal Singh22,29626.91%Increase2.svg13.35
NOTA None of the above5010.60%New
Independent Pritam Singh2690.32%New
Margin of victory36,90944.55%Increase2.svg35.92
Turnout 82,84273.92%Decrease2.svg5.80
Registered electors 112,069Increase2.svg13.72
INC gain from BSP Swing Increase2.svg21.71

2017–2022

S.No.DateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after electionRef.
128 May 20185 Tharali (SC) Magan Lal Shah Bharatiya Janata Party Munni Shah Bharatiya Janata Party [10]
225 November 201944 Pithoragarh Prakash Pant Bharatiya Janata Party Chandra Pant Bharatiya Janata Party [11]
317 April 202149 Salt Surendra Singh Jeena Bharatiya Janata Party Mahesh Singh Jeena Bharatiya Janata Party

Tharali Assembly Constituency

2018 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Tharali
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Munni Shah 25,737 49.04% Increase2.svg5.64
INC Jeet Ram23,75645.27%Increase2.svg10.00
Kasbi Lal Shah1,3652.60%New
CPI(M) Kunwar Ram1,0341.97%Increase2.svg0.71
NOTA None of the above7051.34%New
Independent Beeri Ram5871.12%New
Margin of victory1,9813.77%Decrease2.svg4.36
Turnout 52,47951.98%Decrease2.svg6.82
Registered electors 1,02,569Decrease2.svg0.45
BJP hold Swing Increase2.svg5.64

Pithoragarh Assembly Constituency

2019 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Pithoragarh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Chandra Pant 26,086 52.44% Increase2.svg3.28
INC Anju Lunthi22,81945.88%Increase2.svg0.72
NOTA None of the above8441.70%New
SP Manoj Kumar Bhatt8351.68%New
Margin of victory3,2676.57%Increase2.svg2.56
Turnout 49,74045.65%Decrease2.svg17.17
Registered electors 1,09,957Increase2.svg2.41
BJP hold Swing Increase2.svg3.28

Salt Assembly Election

2021 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Salt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Mahesh Singh Jeena 21,874 52.87% Increase2.svg3.87
INC Ganga Pancholi17,17741.52%Decrease2.svg0.89
NOTA None of the above7211.74%New
Independent Surendra Singh6201.50%New
Uttarakhand Parivartan Party Jagdish Chandra4931.19%Increase2.svg0.58
Independent Shiv Singh Rawat4661.13%New
Independent Pan Singh3460.84%New
Nand Kishor2090.51%New
Margin of victory4,69711.35%Increase2.svg4.76
Turnout 41,37342.70%Decrease2.svg3.42
Registered electors 97,150Increase2.svg1.48
BJP hold Swing Increase2.svg3.87

2022–2027

S.No.DateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after electionRef.
131 May 202255 Champawat Kailash Chandra Gahtori Bharatiya Janata Party Pushkar Singh Dhami Bharatiya Janata Party
29 September 202347 Bageshwar (SC) Chandan Ram Das Bharatiya Janata Party Parwati Das Bharatiya Janata Party
310 July 20244 Badrinath Rajendra Singh Bhandari Indian National Congress Lakhpat Singh Butola Indian National Congress
433 Manglaur Sarwat Karim Ansari Bahujan Samaj Party Muhammad Nizamuddin Indian National Congress
520 November 20247 Kedarnath Shaila Rani Rawat Bharatiya Janata Party Asha Nautiyal Bharatiya Janata Party

Champawat Assembly Constituency

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Champawat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Pushkar Singh Dhami 58,258 93.50% Increase2.svg43.24
INC Nirmala Gahtori3,2335.19%Decrease2.svg36.74
SP Manoj Kumar Bhatt4130.66%New
Independent Himanshu Garhkoti4020.65%New
NOTA None of the Above3770.61%Decrease2.svg0.86
Margin of victory55,02588.31%Increase2.svg80.12
Turnout 62,30664.43%Decrease2.svg2.64
Registered electors 97,619Increase2.svg0.19
BJP hold Swing Increase2.svg43.24

Bageshwar Assembly Constituency

2023 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Bageshwar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Parwati Das 33,247 49.54 Increase2.svg6.4
INC Basant Kumar30,84245.96Increase2.svg19.08
NOTA None of the Above 1,2571.87Increase2.svg0.71
UKD Arjun Kumar Dev8571.28New
Majority2,4053.58Decrease2.svg12.68
Turnout 67,28955.85Decrease2.svg6.11
BJP hold Swing

Badrinath Assembly Constituency

2024 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Badrinath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Lakhpat Singh Butola 28,167 51.93 Increase2.svg4.05
BJP Rajendra Singh Bhandari 22,93742.30Decrease2.svg2.55
NOTA None of the Above 8231.52Increase2.svg0.24
Majority5,2309.9Increase2.svg6.87
Turnout 54,22849.8Decrease2.svg15.29
INC hold Swing

Manglaur Assembly Constituency

2024 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election  : Manglaur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Muhammad Nizamuddin 31,727 37.91 Increase2.svg1.41
BJP Kartar Singh Bhadana 31,30537.4Increase2.svg16.04
BSP Obaidur Rehman19,55923.37Decrease2.svg13.81
NOTA None of the Above 2370.28Decrease2.svg0.02
Majority4220.5Decrease2.svg0.18
Turnout 83,69969.73Decrease2.svg5.85
INC gain from BSP Swing

Kedarnath Assembly Constituency

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Kedarnath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Asha Nautiyal 23,814 43.74 Increase2.svg7.7
INC Manoj Rawat 18,19233.42Increase2.svg12.74
Independent Tribhuwan Rawat9,31117.10New
NOTA None of the Above 8341.53Increase2.svg0.29
Majority5,62210.32Decrease2.svg3.62
Turnout 53,52658.89%Decrease2.svg6.39
BJP hold Swing

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Uttarakhand</span> Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Uttarakhand

Elections for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in Uttarakhand state, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The legislative assembly of Uttarakhand creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the 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 Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sahaspur Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Sahaspur Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Dehradun Cantonment area. This seat is a part of Tehri Garhwal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vikasnagar Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Vikasnagar Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It includes the Vikasnagar area of Dehradun District. Vikasnagar is adjacent to Himachal Pradesh district Sirmour and Paonta. VikasnagarTehri Garhwal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haldwani Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Haldwani Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes ward no. 1 to 33 of Haldwani Nagar Nigam of Nainital District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sitarganj Assembly constituency</span> Legislative Assembly constituency in Uttarakhand State, India

Sitarganj Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bhagwanpur Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Bhagwanpur Legislative Assembly constituency (SC) is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Bhagwanpur area of Haridwar District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BHEL Ranipur Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

BHEL Ranipur Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Ranipur area of Haridwar District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roorkee Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Roorkee Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Roorkee area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nainital Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Nainital Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Nainital area of Nainital District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jwalapur Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Jwalapur Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Jwalapur area of Haridwar District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jhabrera Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Jhabrera Legislative Assembly constituency (SC) is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Jhabrera area of Haridwar District. Jhabrera Legislative Assembly constituency (SC) is a part of Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dharchula Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Dharchula Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the seventy electoral Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India. It includes Dharchula area of Pithoragarh District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yamunotri Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Yamunotri Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand a northern state of India. Yamunotri is part of Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gangotri Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Gangotri Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand a northern state of India. Gangotri is part of Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karnaprayag Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Karnaprayag Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand a northern state of India. Karnaprayag is part of Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Badrinath Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Badrinath Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand a northern state of India. Badrinath is part of Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tharali Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Tharali is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand, a northern state of India. Tharali is part of Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kapkot Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Kapkot Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand; a northern state of India. Kapkot is part of Almora Lok Sabha constituency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dwarahat Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly in India

Dwarahat Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand state in India.

Singhat is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Manipur state in India.

References

  1. "Legislative Assembly of Uttaranchal - Assembly constituency - 56 Ramnagar". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15.
  2. "Legislative Assembly of Uttaranchal - Assembly Constituency - 29-Kotdwar". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17.
  3. "Dhumakot Bye-Election". Chief Electoral Officer, Government of Uttarakhand, India.
  4. "Kapkot Election 2009" [Kapkot Election 2009](PDF). Chief Electoral Office, Uttarakhand (in Hindi).
  5. "Vikas Nagar Bye-Election 2009". Chief Electoral Officer, Government of Uttarakhand, India.
  6. "Sitarganj 2012 Bye Election results" [Sitarganj 2012 Bye Election results](PDF). Chief Electoral Office, Uttarakhand (in Hindi).
  7. "Election to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand (State/Union territory) from 23-Doiwala Assembly constituency" (PDF). Chief Electoral Office, Uttarakhand. 25 July 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Election to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand State from the 42-Dharchula Assembly constituency" (PDF). Chief Electoral Office, Uttarakhand. 25 July 2014.
  9. "Election to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand State from 28-Bhagwanpur(SC) constituency" (PDF). Chief Electoral Office, Uttarakhand. 15 April 2015.
  10. "Bye Election to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand (State) from the 05-Tharli (S.C.) Constituency" (PDF). Chief Electoral Office, Uttarakhand. 31 May 2018.
  11. "Election to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand from 44-Pithoragarh Assembly constituency" (PDF). Chief Electoral Office, Uttarakhand. 28 November 2019.