2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the 2nd Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in the 70-seat legislature. One seat short of forming a majority, the BJP have had to rely on support from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and three Independents to form the government. The Indian National Congress became the official opposition, holding 21 seats.
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70 seats in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly 36 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 59.50% ( 5.16%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Leader in the House |
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| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 70 | 35 | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2007–2009) Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nihsank' (2009–2011) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2011–2012) |
| 4 | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) | 61 | 03 | Diwakar Bhatt |
| 5 | Independents | – | 03 | N/A |
| 2 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 70 | 21 | Harak Singh Rawat |
| 3 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 70 | 08 | Narayan Pal |
| Total | – | 70 |
The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in a house of 70. They were still one short of the majority to form a government. After much wrangling it was announced that the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and the three Independents would be supporting the government. The incumbent Indian National Congress Government lost as they had only 21 seats out of 70 seats.
After protracted discussions it was announced the B. C. Khanduri would be Chief Minister and B. S. Koshyari was to manage party work.
List of elected Assembly members
| S. No. | Constituency | Elected Member | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purola (SC) | Rajesh Juwantha | INC |
| 2 | Gangotri | Gopal Singh Rawat | BJP |
| 3 | Yamunotri | Kedar Singh Rawat | INC |
| 4 | Pratapnagar | Vijay Singh Panwar (Guddu Panwar) | BJP |
| 5 | Tehri | Kishore Upadhyaya | INC |
| 6 | Ghansali | Balvir Singh Negi | INC |
| 7 | Devprayag | Diwakar Bhatt | UKD |
| 8 | Narendranagar | Om Gopal Rawat | UKD |
| 9 | Dhanaulti (SC) | Khajan Das | BJP |
| 10 | Chakrata (ST) | Pritam Singh | INC |
| 11 | Vikasnagar | Kuldip Kumar | BJP |
| 12 | Sahaspur (SC) | Raj Kumar | BJP |
| 13 | Lakshman Chowk | Dinesh Agrawal | INC |
| 14 | Dehradun | Harbans Kapoor | BJP |
| 15 | Rajpur | Ganesh Joshi | BJP |
| 16 | Mussoorie | Jot Singh Gunsola | INC |
| 17 | Rishikesh | Premchand Aggarwal | BJP |
| 18 | Doiwala | Trivendra Singh Rawat | BJP |
| 19 | Bhagwanpur (SC) | Surendra Rakesh | BSP |
| 20 | Roorkee | Suresh Chand Jain | BJP |
| 21 | Iqbalpur | Yashvir Singh | BSP |
| 22 | Manglaur | Muhammad Nizamuddin | BSP |
| 23 | Landhaura (SC) | Hari Das | BSP |
| 24 | Laksar | Pranav Singh 'Champion' | INC |
| 25 | Bahadrabad | Muhammad Shahzad | BSP |
| 26 | Haridwar | Madan Kaushik | BJP |
| 27 | Laldhang | Taslim Ahmad | BSP |
| 28 | Yamkeshwar | Vijaya Barthwal | BJP |
| 29 | Kotdwar | Shailendra Singh Rawat | BJP |
| 30 | Dhumakot | Lt. Gen. Tejpal Singh Rawat (Retd.) | INC |
| 31 | Bironkhal | Amrita Rawat | INC |
| 32 | Lansdowne | Dr. Harak Singh Rawat | INC |
| 33 | Pauri | Yashpal Benam | Independent |
| 34 | Srinagar (SC) | Brijmohan Kotwal | BJP |
| 35 | Thalisain | Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' | BJP |
| 36 | Rudraprayag | Matbar Singh Kandari | BJP |
| 37 | Kedarnath | Asha Nautiyal | BJP |
| 38 | Badrinath | Kedar Singh Phonia | BJP |
| 39 | Nandaprayag | Rajendra Singh Bhandari | Independent |
| 40 | Karnaprayag | Anil Nautiyal | BJP |
| 41 | Pindar (SC) | Govind Lal | BJP |
| 42 | Kapkot | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | BJP |
| 43 | Kanda | Balwant Singh Bhauryal | BJP |
| 44 | Bageshwar (SC) | Chandan Ram Das | BJP |
| 45 | Dwarahat | Pushpesh Tripathi | UKD |
| 46 | Bhikiyasain | Surendra Singh Jeena | BJP |
| 47 | Salt | Ranjit Singh Rawat | INC |
| 48 | Ranikhet | Karan Singh Mahra | INC |
| 49 | Someshwar (SC) | Ajay Tamta | BJP |
| 50 | Almora | Manoj Tiwari | INC |
| 51 | Jageshwar | Govind Singh Kunjwal | INC |
| 52 | Mukteshwar (SC) | Yashpal Arya | INC |
| 53 | Dhari | Govind Singh Bisht | BJP |
| 54 | Haldwani | Banshidhar Bhagat | BJP |
| 55 | Nainital | Kharak Singh Bohra | BJP |
| 56 | Ramnagar | Diwan Singh Bisht | BJP |
| 57 | Jaspur | Dr. Shailendra Mohan Singhal | INC |
| 58 | Kashipur | Harbhajan Singh Cheema | BJP |
| 59 | Bajpur | Arvind Pandey | BJP |
| 60 | Pantnagar–Gadarpur | Premanand Mahajan | BSP |
| 61 | Rudrapur–Kichha | Tilak Raj Behar | INC |
| 62 | Sitarganj (SC) | Narayan Pal | BSP |
| 63 | Khatima (ST) | Gopal Singh Rana | INC |
| 64 | Champawat | Vina Mahrana | BJP |
| 65 | Lohaghat | Mahendra Singh Mahra (Mahu Bhai) | INC |
| 66 | Pithoragarh | Prakash Pant | BJP |
| 67 | Gangolihat (SC) | Joga Ram Tamta | BJP |
| 68 | Didihat | Bishan Singh Chuphal | BJP |
| 69 | Kanalichhina | Mayukh Singh Mahar | INC |
| 70 | Dharchula (ST) | Gagan Singh Rajwar | Independent |
See also
External links
- Elected Members of Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand, Official list Govt. of Uttarakhand.