List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

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Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha
5th Assembly
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded14 February 2002
Preceded by Interim Uttarakhand Assembly
Seats70
Elections
Last election
 14 February 2022
Next election
 2027
Meeting place
Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Gairsain (summer)
Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Dehradun (winter)
Website
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
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Constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Contents

The seats of the legislative assembly are at Dehradun and Gairsain, the capitals of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. It currently has 70 members, who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies. [1] Currently there are 13 reserved seats for scheduled caste and 2 for Scheduled Tribes.

Constituencies

The following is the list of the constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly as of recent-most delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies in 2008. [2] [3]

#Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 District Lok Sabha
constituency 		Electors
(2022) [4]
1 Purola SC Uttarkashi Tehri Garhwal 73,788
2 Yamunotri None75,821
3 Gangotri 86,938
4 Badrinath Chamoli Garhwal 102,237
5 Tharali SC102,789
6 Karnaprayag None94,018
7 Kedarnath Rudraprayag 89,829
8 Rudraprayag 103,675
9 Ghansali SC Tehri Garhwal Tehri Garhwal 98,409
10 Devprayag None Garhwal 86,070
11 Narendranagar 91,540
12 Pratapnagar Tehri Garhwal 85,229
13 Tehri 84,207
14 Dhanaulti 86,036
15 Chakrata ST Dehradun 105,064
16 Vikasnagar None107,308
17 Sahaspur 171,762
18 Dharampur Haridwar 206,737
19 Raipur Tehri Garhwal 177,176
20 Rajpur Road SC119,301
21 Dehradun Cantonment None134,911
22 Mussoorie 131,816
23 Doiwala Haridwar 165,776
24 Rishikesh 167,924
25 Haridwar Haridwar 149,108
26 BHEL Ranipur 163,883
27 Jwalapur SC116,836
28 Bhagwanpur 123,476
29 Jhabrera 121,491
30 Piran Kaliyar None127,118
31 Roorkee 121,468
32 Khanpur 147,459
33 Manglaur 115,978
34 Laksar 102,483
35 Haridwar Rural 130,882
36 Yamkeshwar Pauri Garhwal Garhwal 88,734
37 Pauri SC93,158
38 Srinagar None107,347
39 Chaubattakhal 91,136
40 Lansdowne 83,460
41 Kotdwar 115,891
42 Dharchula Pithoragarh Almora 87,747
43 Didihat 82,849
44 Pithoragarh 109,705
45 Gangolihat SC102,791
46 Kapkot None Bageshwar 99,309
47 Bageshwar SC118,311
48 Dwarahat None Almora 92,567
49 Salt 97,035
50 Ranikhet 79,653
51 Someshwar SC87,411
52 Almora None90,372
53 Jageshwar 93,523
54 Lohaghat Champawat 107,240
55 Champawat 96,016
56 Lalkuan Nainital Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar 120,392
57 Bhimtal 100,634
58 Nainital SC109,970
59 Haldwani None151,396
60 Kaladhungi 171,639
61 Ramnagar Garhwal 121,868
62 Jaspur Udham Singh Nagar Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar 132,654
63 Kashipur 176,740
64 Bajpur SC151,666
65 Gadarpur None143,746
66 Rudrapur 192,593
67 Kichha 139,525
68 Sitarganj 122,713
69 Nanakmatta ST123,694
70 Khatima None120,145

Former constituencies

ConstituencyExisted between District Lok Sabha
constituency
Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		NameReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
Badri–Kedar None2000–2002 Chamoli/Rudraprayag Garhwal None
Bahadarabad 2002–2012 Haridwar Haridwar SC (2000–2009)
None (2009–2012)
Bhikiyasain Almora Almora None (2000–2009)
SC (2009–2012)
Bironkhal Pauri Garhwal Garhwal None
Dehradun 2000–2012 Dehradun Tehri Garhwal
Dhari 2002–2012 Nainital Nainital (2000–2009)
Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar (2009–2012)
Dhumakot Pauri Garhwal Garhwal
Iqbalpur Haridwar Haridwar SC (2000–2009)
None (2009–2012)
Kanalichhina Pithoragarh Almora None (2000–2009)
SC (2009–2012)
Kanda Bageshwar
Lakshman Chowk Dehradun Tehri Garhwal None
Laldhang Haridwar Haridwar SC (2000–2009)
None (2009–2012)
Landhaura SC
Mukteshwar Nainital Nainital (2000–2009)
Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar (2009–2012)		None
Nandaprayag None Chamoli Garhwal
Pantnagar–Gadarpur Udham Singh Nagar Nainital (2000–2009)
Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar (2009–2012)
Pindar SC Chamoli Garhwal
Rajpur None Dehradun Tehri Garhwal
Rudrapur–Kichha Udham Singh Nagar Nainital (2000–2009)
Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar (2009–2012)
Thalisain Pauri Garhwal Garhwal
Uttarkashi SC 2000–2002 Uttarkashi Tehri Garhwal

Constituencies abolished in 2001

Chamoli district and Rudraprayag district

  1. Badri–Kedar constituency replaced by Badrinath constituency in Chamoli district and, Kedarnath constituency and Rudraprayag constituency in Rudraprayag district

Uttarkashi district

  1. Uttarkashi constituency (SC) replaced by Gangotri constituency, Purola constituency (SC) and Yamunotri constituency in Uttarkashi district

Constituencies abolished in 2011

Almora district

  1. Bhikiyasain constituency

Bageshwar district

  1. Kanda constituency

Chamoli district

  1. Pindar constituency (SC) replaced by Tharali constituency (SC) in Chamoli district
  2. Nandaprayag constituency

Dehradun district

  1. Dehradun constituency replaced by Dehradun Cantonment constituency in Dehradun district
  2. Lakshman Chowk constituency replaced by Dharampur constituency in Dehradun district
  3. Rajpur constituency replaced by Rajpur Road constituency (SC) in Dehradun district

Haridwar district

  1. Bahadarabad constituency replaced by Jwalapur constituency (SC) in Haridwar district
  2. Iqbalpur constituency replaced by Piran Kaliyar constituency in Haridwar district
  3. Laldhang constituency replaced by Haridwar Rural constituency in Haridwar district
  4. Landhaura constituency (SC) replaced by Khanpur constituency in Haridwar district

Nainital district

  1. Dhari constituency
  2. Mukteshwar constituency (SC) replaced by Bhimtal constituency in Nainital district

Pauri Garhwal district

  1. Bironkhal constituency replaced by Chaubattakhal constituency in Pauri Garhwal district
  2. Dhumakot constituency
  3. Thalisain constituency

Pithoragarh district

  1. Kanalichhina constituency

Udham Singh Nagar district

  1. Pantnagar–Gadarpur constituency replaced with Gadarpur constituency
  2. Rudrapur–Kichha constituency replaced with Rudrapur constituency and Kichha constituency

Anglo-Indian reserved seat in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Between 2002 and 2020, one seat was reserved in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly for members of the Anglo-Indian community. The member was nominated by the Governor of Uttarakhand on the advice of the Government of Uttarakhand. In January 2020, the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Parliament and State Legislatures of India were abolished. [5] [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Results 2012 - Uttarakhand State" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Assembly constituencies and Parliamentary constituencies". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies". Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Uttarakhand State General Assembly Election - 2022 - AC wise Voter Turnout" (PDF). ceo.uk.gov.in. 1 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Anglo Indian Representation To Lok Sabha, State Assemblies Done Away; SC-ST Reservation Extended For 10 Years: Constitution (104th Amendment) Act To Come Into Force On 25th Jan". www.livelaw.in. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Anglo Indian Members of Parliament (MPs) of India - Powers, Salary, Eligibility, Term". www.elections.in.
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