Uttarakhand State Election Commission Explained

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.

List of State Election Commissioners

The following have held the post of the State Election Commissioner of Uttarakhand.

S. No.NameTerm of office[2]
1.Durgesh Joshi
30 June 200116 January 2005
2.R. K. Verma
16 January 20053 April 2008
3.Vipin Chandra Chandola
4 April 200817 September 2010
4.Harish Chandra Joshi
18 September 201015 August 2013
5.Subardhan
4 September 201318 June 2018
6.Chandrashekhar Bhatt
11 July 2018Till date

Elections

As of 2019 the thirteen districts in Uttarakhand had conducted six general elections.

YearElection Details
2003First general electionsMunicipal general elections: January–February in all 13 districts
Panchayat general elections: February–April in 12 districts
2005First electionsPanchayat elections: September–October in Haridwar district
2008Second general electionsMunicipal general elections: March–April 2008 in all 13 districts
Panchayat general elections: July–September in 12 districts
2010Second electionsPanchayat elections: December in Haridwar district
2013Municipal general elections: April in all 13 districts
2014Fourth general electionsPanchayat general elections: June in 12 districts[3]
2015Third electionsPanchayat elections: December–January in Haridwar district[4]
2018Fifth general electionsMunicipal general elections: November in all 13 districts
2019Sixth general electionsPanchayat general elections: November in 12 districts
Municipal elections: July in Bajpur and Srinagar, November in Roorkee

Municipalities

See main article: Municipal governance in India and List of urban local bodies in Uttarakhand.

Panchayats

See main article: Panchayati raj in India.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: eUttranchal.com. www.euttranchal.com. 2017-04-24.
  2. https://sec.uk.gov.in/files/pdf/RTI_Manual_31032019.pdf RTI Manual
  3. http://sec.uk.gov.in/files/PanchayatElection2014/panchayat_2014_Adhisoochna.pdf Panchayat 2014 Adhisoochna
  4. http://sec.uk.gov.in/files/PanchayatElection_haridwar-2015/Notification.pdf Election notification