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2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election |
| country | India |
| type | Legislative |
| previous_election | 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election |
| previous_year | 2007 |
| next_election | 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election |
| next_year | 2017 |
| seats_for_election | 70 seats in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
| majority_seats | 36 |
| election_date | |
| turnout | **66.17%** ( 6.72%) |
| image1 | |
| leader1 | Vijay Bahuguna |
| leader_since1 | 2012 |
| party1 | Indian National Congress |
| alliance1 | Post-poll alliance with BSP, UKD(P) and Independents |
| leaders_seat1 | Sitarganj |
| (*by-election*) | |
| last_election1 | 21 |
| seats1 | **32** |
| seat_change1 | 11 |
| popular_vote1 | **14,36,042** |
| percentage1 | **33.79%** |
| swing1 | 4.2% |
| image2 | |
| leader2 | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri |
| leader_since2 | 2007 |
| party2 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| leaders_seat2 | Kotdwar |
| (*lost*) | |
| last_election2 | 35 |
| seats2 | 31 |
| seat_change2 | 4 |
| popular_vote2 | 14,08,341 |
| percentage2 | 33.13% |
| swing2 | 1.23% |
| alliance3 | Post-poll alliance with INC, UKD(P) and Independents |
| image3 | |
| last_election3 | 8 |
| image3_size | 100px |
| leader3 | Hari Das |
| leader_since3 | 2012 |
| leaders_seat3 | Jhabrera |
| party3 | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| percentage3 | 12.19% |
| popular_vote3 | 5,18,257 |
| seat_change3 | 5 |
| seats3 | 3 |
| swing3 | 0.43% |
| map_image | 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election Result Map.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | Constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
| map2_image | India Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2012.svg |
| map2_caption | Structure of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly after the election |
| map2_size | 300px |
| title | Chief Minister |
| before_election | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri |
| after_election | Vijay Bahuguna |
| before_party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| after_party | Indian National Congress |
(by-election) (lost)
The 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the 3rd Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state of Uttarakhand in India. Elections were held on 30 January 2012 when Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 32 seats in the 70-seat legislature and formed the government with the help of Progressive Democratic Front alliance (Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P) and Independents). The Bharatiya Janata Party with 31 seats served as the official opposition.
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]] | Vijay Bahuguna |
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 (P) | [[File:UKD-flag.gif | 50px]] | Trivendra Singh Panwar |
Results
| [[File:India Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2012.svg]] | Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | % Votes | % Votes in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats Contested | Leader in the House | ||||||
| 1 | Indian National Congress (INC) | **70** | **32** | **33.79** | **33.79** | Vijay Bahuguna (2012–2014) | |
| Harish Rawat (2014–2017) | |||||||
| 3 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | **70** | **03** | **12.19** | **12.19** | Hari Das | |
| 4 | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P) (UKD(P)) | **44** | **01** | **1.93** | **3.18** | Pritam Singh Panwar | |
| 5 | Independents | **–** | **03** | **12.34** | **12.34** | N/A | |
| 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | **70** | **31** | **33.13** | **33.13** | Ajay Bhatt | |
| **Total ** | **–** | **70** | **–** | **–** |
The Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 32 seats in a house of 70. They were still four short of the majority to form a government. After much wrangling it was announced that the Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P) and the three Independents would be supporting the government. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party Government lost as they had only 31 seats out of 70 seats, lagging just one seat behind Indian National Congress.
After protracted discussions it was announced the Vijay Bahuguna would be Chief Minister and Harish Rawat would continue to serve as the Union Minister for Water Resources in the UPA government at Union level.
List of elected Assembly members
| S. No. | Constituency | Elected Member | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purola (SC) | Mal Chand | BJP | |
| 2 | Yamunotri | Pritam Singh Panwar | UKD(P) | |
| 3 | Gangotri | Vijaypal Singh Sajwan | INC | |
| 4 | Badrinath | Rajendra Singh Bhandari | INC | |
| 5 | Tharali (SC) | Prof. Jeet Ram | INC | |
| 6 | Karnaprayag | Dr. Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri | INC | |
| 7 | Kedarnath | Shaila Rani Rawat | INC | |
| 8 | Rudraprayag | Dr. Harak Singh Rawat | INC | |
| 9 | Ghansali (SC) | Bhim Lal Arya | BJP | |
| 10 | Devprayag | Mantri Prasad Naithani | Independent | |
| 11 | Narendranagar | Subodh Uniyal | INC | |
| 12 | Pratapnagar | Vikram Singh Negi | INC | |
| 13 | Tehri | Dinesh Dhanai | Independent | |
| 14 | Dhanaulti | Mahavir Singh Rangarh | BJP | |
| 15 | Chakrata (ST) | Pritam Singh | INC | |
| 16 | Vikasnagar | Nav Prabhat | INC | |
| 17 | Sahaspur | Sahdev Singh Pundir | BJP | |
| 18 | Dharampur | Dinesh Agrawal | INC | |
| 19 | Raipur | Umesh Sharma 'Kau' | INC | |
| 20 | Rajpur Road (SC) | Rajkumar | INC | |
| 21 | Dehradun Cantonment | Harbans Kapoor | BJP | |
| 22 | Mussoorie | Ganesh Joshi | BJP | |
| 23 | Doiwala | Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' | BJP | |
| 24 | Rishikesh | Premchand Aggarwal | BJP | |
| 25 | Haridwar | Madan Kaushik | BJP | |
| 26 | BHEL Ranipur | Adesh Chauhan | BJP | |
| 27 | Jwalapur (SC) | Chandra Shekhar | BJP | |
| 28 | Bhagwanpur (SC) | Surendra Rakesh | BSP | |
| 29 | Jhabrera (SC) | Hari Das | BSP | |
| 30 | Piran Kaliyar | Furqan Ahmad | INC | |
| 31 | Roorkee | Pradip Batra | INC | |
| 32 | Khanpur | Pranav Singh 'Champion' | INC | |
| 33 | Manglaur | Sarwat Karim Ansari | BSP | |
| 34 | Laksar | Sanjay Gupta | BJP | |
| 35 | Haridwar Rural | Yatishwaranand | BJP | |
| 36 | Yamkeshwar | Vijaya Barthwal | BJP | |
| 37 | Pauri (SC) | Sundar Lal Mandrawal | INC | |
| 38 | Srinagar | Ganesh Godiyal | INC | |
| 39 | Chaubattakhal | Tirath Singh Rawat | BJP | |
| 40 | Lansdowne | Dilip Singh Rawat | BJP | |
| 41 | Kotdwar | Surendra Singh Negi | INC | |
| 42 | Dharchula | Harish Singh Dhami | INC | |
| 43 | Didihat | Bishan Singh Chuphal | BJP | |
| 44 | Pithoragarh | Mayukh Singh Mahar | INC | |
| 45 | Gangolihat (SC) | Narayan Ram Arya | INC | |
| 46 | Kapkot | Lalit Pharswan | INC | |
| 47 | Bageshwar (SC) | Chandan Ram Das | BJP | |
| 48 | Dwarahat | Madan Singh Bisht | INC | |
| 49 | Salt | Surendra Singh Jeena | BJP | |
| 50 | Ranikhet | Ajay Bhatt | BJP | |
| 51 | Someshwar (SC) | Ajay Tamta | BJP | |
| 52 | Almora | Manoj Tiwari | INC | |
| 53 | Jageshwar | Govind Singh Kunjwal | INC | |
| 54 | Lohaghat | Puran Singh Phartyal | BJP | |
| 55 | Champawat | Hemesh Kharkwal | INC | |
| 56 | Lalkuan | Harish Chandra Durgapal | Independent | |
| 57 | Bhimtal | Dan Singh Bhandari | BJP | |
| 58 | Nainital (SC) | Sarita Arya | INC | |
| 59 | Haldwani | Dr. Indira Hridayesh | INC | |
| 60 | Kaladhungi | Banshidhar Bhagat | BJP | |
| 61 | Ramnagar | Amrita Rawat | INC | |
| 62 | Jaspur | Dr. Shailendra Mohan Singhal | INC | |
| 63 | Kashipur | Harbhajan Singh Cheema | BJP | |
| 64 | Bajpur (SC) | Yashpal Arya | INC | |
| 65 | Gadarpur | Arvind Pandey | BJP | |
| 66 | Rudrapur | Rajkumar Thukral | BJP | |
| 67 | Kichha | Rajesh Shukla | BJP | |
| 68 | Sitarganj | Kiran Mandal | BJP | |
| 69 | Nanakmatta (ST) | Dr. Prem Singh Rana | BJP | |
| 70 | Khatima | Pushkar Singh Dhami | BJP |
References
- http://ceo.uk.gov.in/files/Election2012/RESULTS_2012_Uttarakhand_State.pdf
References
- (8 March 2017). "Uttarakhand Election Results 2012: Full list of winners of all constituencies and how it can change in 2017".
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