2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
Country:India
Flag Year:2002
Type:Legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:Interim Assembly
Next Election:2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:2007
Seats For Election:70 seats in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:36
Turnout:54.34%
Party1:Indian National Congress
Image1:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg
Leader1:Narayan Datt Tiwari
Leader Since1:2002
Leaders Seat1:Ramnagar
(by-election)
Seats1:36
Popular Vote1:7,69,991
Percentage1:26.91%
Party2:Bharatiya Janata Party
Leader2:Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Leader Since2:2001
Leaders Seat2:Kapkot
Seats2:19
Popular Vote2:7,28,134
Percentage2:25.45%
Party3:Bahujan Samaj Party
Image3:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png
Leader3:Narayan Pal
Leader Since3:2002
Leaders Seat3:Sitarganj
Seats3:7
Popular Vote3:3,12,842
Percentage3:10.93%
Map Size:200px
Chief Minister
Before Election:Bhagat Singh Koshyari
After Election:Narayan Datt Tiwari
Before Party:BJP
After Party:INC

The 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the 1st Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) elections of the state of Uttarakhand in India, when the Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 36 seats in the 70-seat legislature in the election. The Bharatiya Janata Party became the official opposition, holding 19 seats.

Results

RankPartySeats ContestedSeats Won% Votes% Votes in
Seats Contested
Leader in the House
1Indian National Congress (INC)703626.91%26.91%Narayan Datt Tiwari
2Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)691925.45%25.81%Matbar Singh Kandari
3Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)680710.93%11.20%Narayan Pal
4Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD)62045.49%6.36%Kashi Singh Airy
5Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)26011.50%4.02%Balvir Singh Negi
6Independents0316.30%16.63%N/A
Total 70

List of elected Assembly members

S. No.ConstituencyElected MemberParty affiliation
1 Purola (SC) bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
2 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
3 UKD
4 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
5 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
6 bgcolor=#00B2B2 NCP
7 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
8 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
9 Dhanaulti (SC) bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
10 Chakrata (ST) bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
11 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
12 Sahaspur (SC) bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
13 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
14 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
15 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
16 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
17 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
18 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
19 Bhagwanpur (SC) Chandra Shekharbgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
20 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
21 BSP
22 BSP
23 Landhaura (SC) BSP
24 Pranav Singh 'Champion'bgcolor=#DDDDDD Independent
25 Muhammad ShahzadBSP
26 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
27 BSP
28 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
29 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
30 Lt. Gen. Tejpal Singh Rawat (Retd.) bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
31 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
32 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
33 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
34 Sringar (SC) bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
35 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
36 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
37 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
38 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
39 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
40 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
41 Pindar (SC) bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
42 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
43 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
44 Bageshwar (SC) bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
45 UKD
46 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
47 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
48 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
49 Someshwar (SC) bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
50 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
51 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
52 Mukteshwar (SC) bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
53 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
54 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
55 UKD
56 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
57 bgcolor=#DDDDDD Independent
58 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
59 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
60 BSP
61 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
62 Sitarganj (SC) BSP
63 Khatima (ST) bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
64 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
65 bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
66 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
67 Gangolihat (SC) bgcolor=#00BFFF INC
68 bgcolor=#FF9933 BJP
69 UKD
70 Dharchula (ST) bgcolor=#DDDDDD Independent
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: प्रथम विधान सभा: विधान सभा. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140421194601/http://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/pages/display/118-first-vidhan-sabha. 2014-04-21. 2021-07-08. ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in. hindi.