Uttarakhand State Election Commission | |
Formed: | 30 July 2001 |
Jurisdiction: | Uttarakhand |
Headquarters: | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
Chief1 Name: | Chandra Shekhar Bhatt |
Chief1 Position: | Chief Election Commissioner |
The Uttarakhand State Election Commission[1] is an autonomous, independent, constitutional and statutory authority of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It was formed on 30 July 2001 under the Constitution of India through the provisions of the 73rd and 74th Amendments Act of 1992.
The following have held the post of the State Election Commissioner of Uttarakhand.
S. No. | Name | Term of office[2] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Durgesh Joshi | 30 June 2001 | 16 January 2005 | |
2. | R. K. Verma | 16 January 2005 | 3 April 2008 | |
3. | Vipin Chandra Chandola | 4 April 2008 | 17 September 2010 | |
4. | Harish Chandra Joshi | 18 September 2010 | 15 August 2013 | |
5. | Subardhan | 4 September 2013 | 18 June 2018 | |
6. | Chandrashekhar Bhatt | 11 July 2018 | Till date | |
As of 2019 the thirteen districts in Uttarakhand had conducted six general elections.
Year | Election Details | |
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2003 | First general elections | Municipal general elections: January–February in all 13 districts |
Panchayat general elections: February–April in 12 districts | ||
2005 | First elections | Panchayat elections: September–October in Haridwar district |
2008 | Second general elections | Municipal general elections: March–April 2008 in all 13 districts |
Panchayat general elections: July–September in 12 districts | ||
2010 | Second elections | Panchayat elections: December in Haridwar district |
2013 | Municipal general elections: April in all 13 districts | |
2014 | Fourth general elections | Panchayat general elections: June in 12 districts[3] |
2015 | Third elections | Panchayat elections: December–January in Haridwar district[4] |
2018 | Fifth general elections | Municipal general elections: November in all 13 districts |
2019 | Sixth general elections | Panchayat general elections: November in 12 districts |
Municipal elections: July in Bajpur and Srinagar, November in Roorkee |
See main article: Municipal governance in India and List of urban local bodies in Uttarakhand.
See main article: Panchayati raj in India.