2008 Uttarakhand local elections

The 2008 Uttarakhand Municipal general elections and 2008 Uttarakhand Panchayat general elections were held in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

2008 Uttarakhand municipal general elections
March–April 2008
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bachi Singh Rawat Yashpal Arya
Party BJP INC BSP
Leader since 2007 2007
Seats won 195 152 13
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Diwakar Bhatt none
Party SP UKD Independent
Leader since 2007
Seats won 6 5 322
2008 Uttarakhand panchayat general elections
July–September 2008
  First party
 
Leader none
Party Independent
Seats won 10685

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.

Results

Municipal Corporation Mayoral result
Municipal Corporation Mayoral result
S. No. Municipal Corporation District Winner Party Runner-up Party Margin
1 Dehradun Municipal Corporation Dehradun Vinod Chamoli Bharatiya Janata Party Rajni Rawat Independent 16,573

Municipal general election results
Municipal general election results [1]
Party Mayors/Chairpersons Corporators/Ward Members Total
Seats +/- Seats +/- Seats +/-
Bharatiya Janata Party 18 177 195
Indian National Congress 17 135 152
Bahujan Samaj Party 3 10 13
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal 0 6 6
Samajwadi Party 0 5 5
Independents 22 300 322
Total 60 633 693

Panchayat general election results
Panchayat general election results [2]
District Members of District Councils Members of Block Councils Presidents of Village Councils
Seats +/- Seats +/- Seats +/-
Almora 48 405 1146
Bageshwar 19 120 397
Chamoli 27 249 601
Champawat 15 130 290
Dehradun 33 240 403
Haridwar
No elections were held in Haridwar district
Nainital 26 257 460
Pauri Garhwal 49 432 1208
Pithoragarh 35 299 669
Rudraprayag 19 116 323
Tehri Garhwal 45 350 979
Udham Singh Nagar 32 273 309
Uttarkashi 23 204 454
Total 371 3075 7239

See also

References
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