Local elections in Uttarakhand

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Elections to the local bodies in Uttarakhand, India, are conducted once in five years to elect the representatives to the urban and rural local bodies. These elections are conducted by the Uttarakhand State Election Commission and were mandated by the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act to ensure local government in urban and rural areas.

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Urban local bodies in Uttarakhand

Urban local bodies include 11 Municipal Corporations, 45 Municipal Councils, 49 Nagar Panchayats and 9 Cantonment Boards. [1]

Elections are not held in the nagar panchayats of Badrinath, Kedarnath and Gangotri due to their status of temporary settlements. Local interim administration councils administer these three pilgrimage sites for a period of six months during the summers.

Additionally, elections in the Cantonment Boards are conducted by the Ministry of Defence, Union Government of India.

Rural local bodies in Uttarakhand

Rural local bodies include 13 District Councils, 95 Block Development Councils and 7793 Gram Panchayats.

Previous elections

The first general election to the local bodies after statehood in Uttarakhand were held in 2003. Subsequent elections were conducted in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 and 2025.

2018–19 Urban local body elections

2018–19 Uttarakhand Municipal general election results [2]
PartyMayors/ChairpersonsCorporators/Ward MembersTotal
Bharatiya Janata Party 34347381
Indian National Congress 27188215
Bahujan Samaj Party 156
Aam Aadmi Party 022
Samajwadi Party 011
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal 011
Independents 25586611
Total8711301217

2019 Rural local body elections

2019 Uttarakhand Panchayat general election results [3]
DistrictMembers of District CouncilsMembers of Block CouncilsPresidents of Village Councils
Almora 453911160
Bageshwar 19120407
Chamoli 26246610
Champawat 15134313
Dehradun 30220401
Haridwar
No elections were held in Haridwar district
Nainital 27266479
Pauri Garhwal 383721174
Pithoragarh 33290686
Rudraprayag 18117336
Tehri Garhwal 453511035
Udham Singh Nagar 35273376
Uttarkashi 25204508
Total35629847485

See also

References

  1. ↑ "??" (PDF). Udd.uk.gov.in. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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