2013 Uttarakhand local elections explained

Election Name:2013 Uttarakhand municipal general elections
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2008 Uttarakhand local elections
Previous Year:2008
Election Date:28 April 2013
Next Election:2018 Uttarakhand local elections
Next Year:2018
Party1:Bharatiya Janata Party
Leader1:Tirath Singh Rawat
Leader Since1:2013
Last Election1:195
Seats1:202
Seat Change1: 7
Party2:Indian National Congress
Leader2:Yashpal Arya
Leader Since2:2007
Last Election2:152
Seats2:155
Seat Change2: 3
Party3:Bahujan Samaj Party
Last Election3:13
Seats3:7
Seat Change3: 6
Party4:Samajwadi Party
Last Election4:6
Seats4:2
Seat Change4: 4
Party5:Uttarakhand Kranti Dal
Leader5:Trivendra Singh Panwar
Leader Since5:2012
Last Election5:5
Seats5:2
Seat Change5: 3
Party6:Independent politician
Leader6:none
Last Election6:322
Seats6:391
Seat Change6: 69
Ongoing:no

The 2013 Uttarakhand Municipal general elections were held in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on 28 April 2013.

The Uttarakhand State Election Commission announced the poll dates on 5 April 2013. The results were declared on 30 April 2013.[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.

EventDate
Date for Nominations 8 April 2013
Last Date for filing Nominations 12 April 2013
Date for scrutiny of nominations 13 April 2013
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 15 April 2013
Allotment of Symbols 16 April 2013
Date of poll 28 April 2013
Date of counting 30 April 2013

Results

Municipal Corporation Mayoral results

Municipal Corporation Mayoral results[2]
S. No. Municipal CorporationDistrict Winner Party Runner-up PartyMargin
1 Dehradun Municipal CorporationVinod ChamoliIndian National Congress22,912
2 Haldwani Municipal CorporationNainitalJogendra Pal Singh Rautela Abdul Mateen Siddiqui Samajwadi Party1,409
3 Haridwar Municipal CorporationHaridwarManoj Garg Bharatiya Janata PartyRishishwaranand Indian National Congress17,147
4 Kashipur Municipal CorporationUdham Singh NagarUsha Chaudhary IndependentRuqsana Ansari Indian National Congress7,418
5 Roorkee Municipal CorporationHaridwarYashpal Rana Mahendra Kumar Arora Bharatiya Janata Party110
6 Rudrapur Municipal CorporationSoni Koli Bharatiya Janata PartyMamta Rani Indian National Congress4,042

Municipal general election results

Municipal general election results [3]
PartyMayors/ChairpersonsCorporators/Ward MembersTotal
Seats+/-Seats+/-Seats+/-
Bharatiya Janata Party22 4180 3202 7
Indian National Congress20 3135155 3
Bahujan Samaj Party34 67 6
Samajwadi Party1 11 52 4
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal1 11 42 3
Independents22369 69391 69
Total69 9690 57759 66

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://sec.uk.gov.in/files/election-2013/Adhisoochna_2013.pdf Election 2013. Adhisoochna
  2. News: BJP wins big in Uttarakhand civic polls. 2 May 2013. D S. Kunwar. The Times of India. 5 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Untitled Page.