Elections in Uttarakhand – 2014 Results
Uttarakhand is one of the newly formed state in India. There are five parliamentary constituencies. General elections will be conducted on these constituencies on 7th May.
About Uttarakhand Elections
The state of Uttarakhand has a unicameral legislature with one house of the State Legislative Assembly called Vidhan Sabha. The assembly of Uttarakhand has a total of 70 members elected directly by the people and 1 member nominated from the community of Anglo Indians. The members of the Uttarakhand state assembly are elected every 5 years. There are a total of 70 constituencies in the State. The Legislative Assembly seat of the State at Dehradun is the capital. The state of Uttarakhand is represented in Indian Parliament by 5 elected members of the Lok Sabha and 3 elected members of the Rajya Sabha that are elected indirectly.
The First Legislative Assembly elections in Uttarakhand were held in the year 2002. For the first election in Uttarakhand, 28 political parties which included national, state and registered parties participated with 927 contestants. The total electorate count was 52, 70,375, out of which 54.34% voted. Since then, elections in Uttarakhand have been regularly held for the Legislative Assembly.
The INC (Indian National Congress) and the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) are the prominent political parties in Uttarakhand. Each of the party has contested elections in Uttarakhand and formed government alternately. The BJP had the seat of power in the year 2007, but was unable retain its position after the 3rd assembly elections in Uttarakhand in the year 2012.
Uttrakhand Kranti Dal is among the most important region parties of the State. The UKD party had won 3 constituency seats in the 2007 assembly elections of Uttarakhand and one seat in the 2012 elections. In the year 2007, it sided with BJP to form the Government as none of the two political parties had a majority. Major Geneal B C Khanduri, candidate of the BJP was the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand in 2007.
The present CM of Uttarakahnd is Mr. Harish Rawat who is also a former Union Minister. Rawat sworn in as the chief minister of the State after former CM Vijay Bahuguna of the INC resigned. Shri Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna of the INC, father of Vijay Bahuguna was the former CM of Uttar Pradesh and a significant politician of Uttar Pradesh.
Uttrakhand Bye Elections assembly 2014 Results
S. No | AC name | Name of Winner |
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1 | Doiwala | Hira Singh Bist |
2 | Dharchula | Harish Chandra Singh Rawat |
3 | Someshwara(SC) | Rekha Arya |
Uttarakhand General Elections – 2014
The date and schedule for the General Elections in Uttarakhand are as below:
Phase 8 | |
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No of PCs going to poll 5 | (PC no. 1 to 5) |
Issue of Notification | 12 Apr 14 (Sat) |
Last Date for filing Nominations | 19 Apr 14 (Sat) |
Scrutiny of Nominations | 21 Apr 14 ( Mon) |
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature | 23 Apr 14 (Wed) |
Date of Poll | 07 May 14 (Wed) |
Counting of Votes | 16 May 14 (Fri) |
Date before which the election shall be Completed | 28 May 14 (Wed) |
Political Parties of the state
The main political parties in the state are :
- The Bharatiya Janata Party
- The Indian National congress
- The Bahujan Samaj Party
- Uttarakhand Kranti Dal
Administration Process
The administration process of the state is carried out by the state government. It consists of chief minister and his council of ministers. They run different departments like revenue, finance, IT, etc. The governor of the state is appointed by president of India and his term consists of five years.
List of Uttarakhand Chief Ministers
Sl. No. | Uttarakhand Chief Ministers | From | To | Party |
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1 | Harish Rawat | Feb 1, 2014 | Present | INC |
2 | Vijay Bahuguna | Mar 13, 2012 | Jan 31, 2014 | INC |
3 | B. C. Khanduri | Sep 11, 2011 | Mar 13, 2012 | BJP |
4 | Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank | Jun 24, 2009 | Sep 10, 2011 | BJP |
5 | B. C. Khanduri | Mar 8, 2007 | Jun 23, 2009 | BJP |
6 | N. D. Tiwari | Mar 2, 2002 | Mar 7, 2007 | INC |
7 | Bhagat Singh Koshiyari | Oct 30, 2001 | Mar 1, 2002 | BJP |
8 | Nityanand Swami | Nov 9, 2000 | Oct 29, 2001 | BJP |
History of Lok Sabha General Elections
Year of General Elections Uttarakhand | Lok Sabha | Winning Party/Coalition |
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1951 | First Lok Sabha | - |
1957 | Second Lok Sabha | - |
1962 | Third Lok Sabha | - |
1967 | Fourth Lok Sabha | - |
1971 | Fifth Lok Sabha | - |
1977 | Sixth Lok Sabha | - |
1980 | Seventh Lok Sabha | - |
1984 | Eighth Lok Sabha | - |
1989 | Ninth Lok Sabha | - |
1991 | Tenth Lok Sabha | - |
1996 | Eleventh Lok Sabha | - |
1998 | Twelfth Lok Sabha | – |
1999 | Thirteenth Lok Sabha | - |
2004 | Fourteenth Lok Sabha | BJP (won 3 seats out of 5 seats) |
2009 | Fifteenth Lok Sabha | INC (as part of United Progressive Alliance) |
List of Governors of Uttarakhand
Sl. No. | Governors of Uttarakhand | From | To |
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1 | Aziz Qureshi | Apr 28, 2012 | Present |
2 | Margaret Alva | Jul 19, 2009 | Apr 28, 2012 |
3 | Banwari Lal Joshi | Oct 29, 2007 | Jul 18, 2009 |
4 | Sudershan Agarwal | Jan 8, 2003 | Oct 22, 2007 |
5 | Surjit Singh Barnala | Nov 9, 2000 | Jan 8, 2003 |
List of winner/runnerup candidates of all parliamentary constituencies of Uttarakhand with their symbol and party name with thier votes by each candidate.
Constituency | Status | Name | Party | Vote |
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Almora | Winner | Ajay Tamta | BJP | 348186 |
Runner up | Pradeep Tamta | INC | 252496 | |
Garhwal | Winner | B.C. Khanduri | BJP | 405690 |
Runner up | Dr. Harak Singh Rawat | INC | 221164 | |
Tehri Garhwal | Winner | Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah | BJP | 446733 |
Runner up | Saket Bahuguna | INC | 254230 | |
Hardwar | Winner | Ramesh Pokhriyal | BJP | 592320 |
Runner up | Renuka Rawat | INC | 414498 | |
Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar | Winner | Bhagat S. Koshyari | BJP | 636769 |
Runner up | K.C.Singh Baba | INC | 352052 |
History of State Assembly Election
Year of Election | Vidhan Sabha | Winning Party | Chief Minister |
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2000 | not yet created | BJP | Shri Nityanand Swami |
2001 | not yet created | BJP | Shri Bhagat Singh Koshiyari |
2002 | First | INC | Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari |
2007 | Second | BJP | Maj General B C Khanduri |
2009 | Second | BJP | Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank |
2011 | Second | BJP | Maj General B C Khanduri |
2012 | Third | INC | Vijay Bahuguna |
2014 | Third | INC | Harish Rawat |
Members of Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand
Name | Party | Term | Name | Party | Term |
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Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra | Indian National Congress | 03/04/2012 to 02/04/2018 | Shri Tarun Vijay | Bharatiya Janata Party | 05/07/2010 to 04/07/2016 |