2024 Indian general election in Uttarakhand explained

Country:	India
Type:	Parliamentary
Ongoing:	No
Previous Election:	2019 Indian general election in Uttarakhand
Previous Year:	2019
Next Election:	2029 Indian general election in Uttarakhand
Next Year:	2029
Election Date:	19 April 2024
Seats For Election:	All 5 Uttarakhand seats in the Lok Sabha
Outgoing Members:	List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Uttarakhand
Opinion Polls:	2024 Indian general election in Uttarakhand#Opinion polls
Turnout:	57.22% (4.66%)
Party1:	Bharatiya Janata Party
Leader1:	Trivendra Singh Rawat
Alliance1:	National Democratic Alliance
Leaders Seat1:	Haridwar
Leader Since1:	2021
Last Election1:	61.01%, 5 seats
Seats1:	5
Seats Before1:	5
Seat Change1:	-
Popular Vote1:	4.20
Percentage1:	56.81%
Party2:	Indian National Congress
Leader2:	Harish Rawat
Alliance2:	INDIA
Leader Since2:	2014
Leaders Seat2:	Not Contesting
Last Election2:	31.40%, 0 seat
Seats Before2:	0
Seats2:	0
Seat Change2:	-
Popular Vote2:	1.43
Percentage2:	32.83%
Map Size:	300px

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Uttarakhand on 19 April 2024 to elect 5 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The result of the election was announced on 4 June 2024

Election schedule

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 16 March 2024.^{[5] [6]}

Poll event	Phase
	I
Notification Date	20 March
Last Date for filing nomination	27 March
Scrutiny of nomination	28 March
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination	30 March
Date of poll	19 April
Date of counting of votes/Result	4 June 2024
No. of constituencies	5

Parties and alliances

Others

Party		Symbol	Contesting Seats
	Bahujan Samaj Party		5
	Peoples Party of India (Democratic)		5
	Uttarakhand Kranti Dal		3
	Bahujan Mukti Party		2
Rowspan=7	Akhil Bharatiya Parivar Party		2
Bharatiya Rashtriya Ekta Dal		2
Uttarakhand Samanta Party		2
Bharatiya Shakti Chetna Party		1
Bharat Ki Lok Jimmedar Party		1
Rashtriya Uttarakhand Party		1
Sainik Samaj Party		1
	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)		1
	Uttarakhand Parivartan Party		1
	Total		27

Candidates

Constituency
		NDA			INDIA
1	Tehri Garhwal		Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah		Jot Singh Gunsola
2	Garhwal		Anil Baluni		Ganesh Godiyal
3	Almora (SC)		Ajay Tamta		Pradeep Tamta
4	Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar		Ajay Bhatt		Prakash Joshi
5	Haridwar		Trivendra Singh Rawat		Virendra Rawat

Voter Turnout

Constituency		Poll Date	Turnout	Swing
1	Tehri Garhwal	19 April 2024	53.76%	5.11%
2	Garhwal		52.42%	2.75%
3	Almora (SC)		48.74%	3.57%
4	Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar		62.47%	6.75%
5	Haridwar		63.53%	5.72%
			57.22%	4.66%

Surveys and polls

Exit polls

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	NDA		BJP	27,06,910	56.81	4.20	5	5
	INDIA		INC	15,64,258	32.83	1.43	5	0
	BSP			86,246	1.81	2.67	5	0
	UKD			9,270	0.19	0.01	3	0
				48,602	0.85	1.01	19	0
	IND			29,7572	6.42	6.31	18	0
	NOTA			52,115	1.09	0.15
Total				47,64,973	100%	-	55	5	-

Results by constituency

Constituency		Turnout	Winner							Runner Up							Margin
			Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%	Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%
1	Tehri Garhwal	53.76%		BJP		NDA	Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah	4,62,603	53.66		INC		INDIA	Jot Singh Gunsola	1,90,110	22.05	2,72,493
2	Garhwal	52.42%		BJP		NDA	Anil Baluni	4,32,159	58.6		INC		INDIA	Ganesh Godiyal	2,68,656	36.43	1,63,503
3	Almora (SC)	48.74%		BJP		NDA	Ajay Tamta	4,29,167	64.2		INC		INDIA	Pradeep Tamta	1,95,070	29.18	2,34,097
4	Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar	62.47%		BJP		NDA	Ajay Bhatt	7,72,671	61.03		INC		INDIA	Prakash Joshi	4,38,123	34.61	3,34,548
5	Haridwar	63.53%		BJP		NDA	Trivendra Singh Rawat	6,53,808	50.19		INC		INDIA	Virendra Rawat	4,89,752	37.6	1,64,056

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Party		Assembly segments	Position in Assembly (as of 2022 election)
	Bharatiya Janata Party	60	47
	Indian National Congress	7	19
	Bahujan Samaj Party	0	2
	Independent	3	2
Total		70

See also

• 2024 Indian general election in Haryana
• 2024 Indian general election in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• 2024 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lok Sabha election 2024 : दावेदारी के लिए आधार तैयार करने लगे दिग्गज, उत्‍तराखंड की इस सीट पर कई नेताओं की नजर. Dainik Jagran.
2. Web site: उत्तराखंड में लोकसभा चुनाव को लेकर तैयारी तेज, सीएम पुष्कर सिंह धामी ने बताया क्या है रणनीति. A. B. P.. Live. ABP News. 27 January 2023 .
3. Web site: Uttarakhand BJP holds meeting of MPs in Delhi over 2024 LS polls. December 13, 2022. Deccan Herald.
4. Web site: उत्तराखंड में भाजपा की चुनावी रणनीति को धार देंगे 20 वार रूम, Lok Sabha Election 2024 के लिए बनाया यह प्‍लान. Dainik Jagran.
5. Web site: 2024-03-16 . Lok Sabha polls from April 19 to June 1, results on June 4 . 2024-10-30 . India Today . en.
6. News: 2024-04-03 . Lok Sabha Election Date 2024: Seven-phase voting to begin from April 19, results on June 4; check dates, phases and other details . 2024-10-30 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.