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2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly election in Uttarakhand, India
Legislative Assembly election in Uttarakhand, India
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election |
| country | India |
| type | Legislative |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election |
| previous_year | 2002 |
| next_election | 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election |
| next_year | 2012 |
| seats_for_election | 70 seats in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
| majority_seats | 36 |
| election_date | |
| turnout | 59.45% ( 5.11%) |
| image1 | |
| leader1 | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri |
| leader_since1 | 2007 |
| party1 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| alliance1 | Post-poll alliance with UKD and Independents |
| leaders_seat1 | Dhumakot |
| (by-election) | |
| last_election1 | 19 |
| seats1 | 35 |
| seat_change1 | 16 |
| popular_vote1 | 12,03,726 |
| percentage1 | 31.90% |
| swing1 | 6.45% |
| image2 | |
| leader2 | Harak Singh Rawat |
| leader_since2 | 2007 |
| party2 | Indian National Congress |
| leaders_seat2 | Lansdowne |
| last_election2 | 36 |
| seats2 | 21 |
| seat_change2 | 15 |
| popular_vote2 | 7,69,991 |
| percentage2 | 29.59% |
| swing2 | 2.68% |
| map_image | Uttarakhand in India.png |
| map_size | 200px |
| map_caption | Uttarakhand |
| title | Chief Minister |
| before_election | Narayan Datt Tiwari |
| after_election | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri |
| before_party | Indian National Congress |
| after_party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| image3 | |
| image3_size | 100px |
| last_election3 | 7 |
| leader3 | Narayan Pal |
| leader_since3 | 2002 |
| leaders_seat3 | Sitarganj |
| party3 | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| percentage3 | 11.76% |
| popular_vote3 | 3,12,842 |
| seat_change3 | 1 |
| seats3 | 8 |
| swing3 | 0.83% |
(by-election) The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the 2nd Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in the 70-seat legislature. One seat short of forming a majority, the BJP have had to rely on support from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and three Independents to form the government. The Indian National Congress became the official opposition, holding 21 seats.
Parties and alliances
{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | [[File:BJP flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg | 50px]] | B. C. Khanduri |
{{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}}
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Hand INC.svg | 50px]] | Harak Singh Rawat |
Others
| Party | flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahujan Samaj Party | [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png | 50x50px | centre]] | Mayawati | |
| Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | [[File:UKD-flag.gif | 50px]] | [[File:Chair (Indian Election Symbol).svg | 50px]] | Diwakar Bhatt |
Results
| [[File:India Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly 2007.svg]] | Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Leader in the House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 70 | 35 | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2007–2009) | |
| Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nihsank' (2009–2011) | |||||
| Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2011–2012) | |||||
| 4 | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) | 61 | 03 | Diwakar Bhatt | |
| 5 | Independents | – | 03 | N/A | |
| 2 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 70 | 21 | Harak Singh Rawat | |
| 3 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 70 | 08 | Narayan Pal | |
| Total | – | 70 |
The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in a house of 70. They were still one short of the majority to form a government. After much wrangling it was announced that the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and the three Independents would be supporting the government. The incumbent Indian National Congress Government lost as they had only 21 seats out of 70 seats.
After protracted discussions it was announced the B. C. Khanduri would be Chief Minister and B. S. Koshyari was to manage party work.
List of elected Assembly members
| S. No. | Constituency | Elected Member | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purola (SC) | Rajesh Juwantha | INC | |
| 2 | Gangotri | Gopal Singh Rawat | BJP | |
| 3 | Yamunotri | Kedar Singh Rawat | INC | |
| 4 | Pratapnagar | Vijay Singh Panwar | BJP | |
| 5 | Tehri | Kishore Upadhyaya | INC | |
| 6 | Ghansali | Balvir Singh Negi | INC | |
| 7 | Devprayag | Diwakar Bhatt | UKD | |
| 8 | Narendranagar | Om Gopal Rawat | UKD | |
| 9 | Dhanaulti (SC) | Khajan Dass | BJP | |
| 10 | Chakrata (ST) | Pritam Singh | INC | |
| 11 | Vikasnagar | Munna Singh Chauhan | BJP | |
| 12 | Sahaspur (SC) | Rajkumar | BJP | |
| 13 | Lakshman Chowk | Dinesh Agrawal | INC | |
| 14 | Dehradun | Harbans Kapoor | BJP | |
| 15 | Rajpur | Ganesh Joshi | BJP | |
| 16 | Mussoorie | Jot Singh Gunsola | INC | |
| 17 | Rishikesh | Premchand Aggarwal | BJP | |
| 18 | Doiwala | Trivendra Singh Rawat | BJP | |
| 19 | Bhagwanpur (SC) | Surendra Rakesh | BSP | |
| 20 | Roorkee | Suresh Chand Jain | BJP | |
| 21 | Iqbalpur | Yashveer Singh | BSP | |
| 22 | Manglaur | Muhammad Nizamuddin | BSP | |
| 23 | Landhaura (SC) | Hari Das | BSP | |
| 24 | Laksar | Pranav Singh 'Champion' | INC | |
| 25 | Bahadarabad | Muhammad Shahzad | BSP | |
| 26 | Haridwar | Madan Kaushik | BJP | |
| 27 | Laldhang | Taslim Ahmad | BSP | |
| 28 | Yamkeshwar | Vijaya Barthwal | BJP | |
| 29 | Kotdwar | Shailendra Singh Rawat | BJP | |
| 30 | Dhumakot | Lt. Gen. Tejpal Singh Rawat (Retd.) | INC | |
| 31 | Bironkhal | Amrita Rawat | INC | |
| 32 | Lansdowne | Dr. Harak Singh Rawat | INC | |
| 33 | Pauri | Yashpal Benam | Independent | |
| 34 | Srinagar (SC) | Brijmohan Kotwal | BJP | |
| 35 | Thalisain | Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' | BJP | |
| 36 | Rudraprayag | Matbar Singh Kandari | BJP | |
| 37 | Kedarnath | Asha Nautiyal | BJP | |
| 38 | Badrinath | Kedar Singh Phonia | BJP | |
| 39 | Nandaprayag | Rajendra Singh Bhandari | Independent | |
| 40 | Karnaprayag | Anil Nautiyal | BJP | |
| 41 | Pindar (SC) | Govind Lal | BJP | |
| 42 | Kapkot | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | BJP | |
| 43 | Kanda | Balwant Singh Bhauryal | BJP | |
| 44 | Bageshwar (SC) | Chandan Ram Das | BJP | |
| 45 | Dwarahat | Pushpesh Tripathi | UKD | |
| 46 | Bhikiyasain | Surendra Singh Jeena | BJP | |
| 47 | Salt | Ranjit Singh Rawat | INC | |
| 48 | Ranikhet | Karan Mahara | INC | |
| 49 | Someshwar (SC) | Ajay Tamta | BJP | |
| 50 | Almora | Manoj Tiwari | INC | |
| 51 | Jageshwar | Govind Singh Kunjwal | INC | |
| 52 | Mukteshwar (SC) | Yashpal Arya | INC | |
| 53 | Dhari | Govind Singh Bisht | BJP | |
| 54 | Haldwani | Banshidhar Bhagat | BJP | |
| 55 | Nainital | Kharak Singh Bohra | BJP | |
| 56 | Ramnagar | Diwan Singh Bisht | BJP | |
| 57 | Jaspur | Dr. Shailendra Mohan Singhal | INC | |
| 58 | Kashipur | Harbhajan Singh Cheema | BJP | |
| 59 | Bajpur | Arvind Pandey | BJP | |
| 60 | Pantnagar–Gadarpur | Premanand Mahajan | BSP | |
| 61 | Rudrapur–Kichha | Tilak Raj Behar | INC | |
| 62 | Sitarganj (SC) | Narayan Pal | BSP | |
| 63 | Khatima (ST) | Gopal Singh Rana | INC | |
| 64 | Champawat | Vina Mahrana | BJP | |
| 65 | Lohaghat | Mahendra Singh Mahra | INC | |
| 66 | Pithoragarh | Prakash Pant | BJP | |
| 67 | Gangolihat (SC) | Joga Ram Tamta | BJP | |
| 68 | Didihat | Bishan Singh Chuphal | BJP | |
| 69 | Kanalichhina | Mayukh Singh Mahar | INC | |
| 70 | Dharchula (ST) | Gagan Singh Rajwar | Independent |
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