Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2012
BJP dominated the 2007 election with 34 seats (just one short to make a majority mark). Keeping elections in mind BJP made no change in the Uttarakhand Leadership. Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri on Sunday said he was in favour of the BJP contesting all the 70 seats alone in the hill state where Assembly polls are round the corner.Terrorism, corruption and achievements of the state government will be the issues on which BJP is going to fight the assembly elections in the state due next year.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has started its preparations to strengthen the party position in the state.Chief Minister Mayawati asked her party’s Uttarakhand unit on Tuesday to ensure that BSP performs well in the 2012 Assembly elections in the Uttara Khand.
Uttara Khand is divided into 70 Assembly Constituencies across 13 districts in state for 2012 Assembly elections.
Uttarakhand having 70 constituencies (of which 13 are reserved for SCs and 2 for STs), will go to polls on January 30.
Election Commission announced polling dates for Uttara Khand Assembly election. Election will be completed in single phase in january 2012. Election date are 30th january 2012
Site of Electorate:
5.7 million.
Key Players:
BC Khanduri and BS Koshiary (BJP) and Harish Rawat (Cong).
Main Issues:
Dominance of the plains, Anna Hazare factor.
2012 UTTRA KHAND ASSEMBLY ELECTION SCHEDULE
| Polling in Uttra Khand Assembly Election |
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| Single Phase (All 70 ACs) |
Dates |
| Issue of Notification |
January 05, 2012 |
| Last date for making Nominations |
January 12, 2012 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations |
January 13, 2012 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature |
January 16, 2012 |
| Date of Poll |
January 30, 2012 |
| Counting of Votes |
March 06, 2012 |
| Date before which election process shall be completed |
March 19, 2012 |
List of Congress Party candidates for the Uttara Khand Assembly Election, 2012
| Constituency Name | Candidate Name |
| 001 Purola – SC |
Rajesh Juwantha |
| 002 Yamunotri |
Kedar Singh Rawat |
| 003 Gangotri |
Vijay Pal Singh Sajwan |
| 004 Badrinath |
Rajendra Bhandari |
| 005 Tharali - SC |
Jeet Ram |
| 006 Karnprayag |
Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri |
| 007 Kedarnath |
MS. Shaila Rani Rawat |
| 008 Rudraprayag |
Harak Singh Rawat |
| 009 Ghanshali - SC |
Dhani Lal Shah |
| 010 Deoprayag |
Surbir Singh Sajwan |
| 011 Narendranagar |
Subodh Uniyal |
| 012 Pratapnagar |
Vikram Singh Negi |
| 013 TEHRI |
Kishore Upadhyay |
| 014 Dhanolti |
Manmohan Singh Mall |
| 015 Chakrata - ST |
Preetam Singh |
| 016 Vikasnagar |
Nav Prabhat |
| 017 Sahaspur |
Aryendra Sharma |
| 018 Dharampur |
Dinesh Agarwal |
| 019 RAIPUR |
Umesh Sharma |
| 020 Rajpur Road (SC) |
Raj Kumar |
| 021 Dehradun Cantt. |
Devendra Sethi |
| 022 Mussoorie |
Jodh Singh Gunsola |
| 023 Doiwala |
Hira Singh Bisht |
| 024 Rishikesh |
Rajpal Singh Kharola |
| 025 Hardwar |
Satpal Brahmachari |
| 026 B.H.E.L. Ranipur |
Balwant Singh Chouhan |
| 027 Jwalapur - SC |
MS. Brij Rani |
| 028 Bhagwanpur - SC |
Satyapal Singh |
| 029 Jhabrera - SC |
Raj Pal Singh |
| 030 Pirankaliyar |
Furkan Ahmed |
| 031 Roorkee |
Pradeep Batra |
| 032 Khanpur |
Kuwar Pranav Singh |
| 033 Manglore |
Kazi Mohd Nizamuddin |
| 034 Laksar |
Ram Singh Saini |
| 035 Hardwar Rural |
Irshad Ali |
| 036 Yamkeshwar |
MS. Sarojini Kainthura |
| 037 Pauri - SC |
Sunder Lal Mandrawal |
| 038 Sri Nagar |
Ganesh Godiyal |
| 039 Chaubattakhal |
Rajpal Singh Bisht |
| 040 Lansdowne |
MS. Jyoti Rautela |
| 041 Kotdwar |
Surendra Singh Negi |
| 042 Dharchula |
Harish Dhami |
| 043 Didihat |
Smt. Rewati Joshi |
| 044 Pithoragarh |
Mayukh Singh Mahar |
| 045 Gangolibat - SC |
Narayan Ram Arya |
| 046 Kapkote |
Lalit Farswan |
| 047 Bagesbwar - SC |
Ram Prasad Tamta |
| 048 Dwarahat |
Madan Singh Bisht |
| 049 Salt |
Ranjit Singh Rawat |
| 050 Ranikhet |
Karan Mehra |
| 051 Someshwar - SC |
Rajendra Barakoti |
| 052 Almora |
Manoj Tiwari |
| 053 Jageshwar |
Govind Singh Kunjwal |
| 054 Lohaghat |
Mahendra Singh Mehra |
| 055 Champawat |
Hemesh Kharakwal |
| 056 Lalkuwa |
Harendra Bora |
| 057 Bhimtal |
Ram Singh Kera |
| 058 Nainital - SC |
MS. Sarita Arya |
| 059 Haldwani |
MS. Indira Hridesh |
| 060 Kaladhungi |
Prakash Joshi |
| 061 Ramnagar |
SMT. Amrita Rawat |
| 062 Jaspur |
DR. Shailendra Mohan Singhal |
| 063 Kashipur |
Manoj Joshi |
| 064 Bajpur - SC |
Yashpal Arya |
| 066 Rudrapur |
Tilak Raj Behar |
| 067 Kichha |
Sarwar Yar Khan |
| 068 Sitarganj |
Suresh Gangwar |
| 069 Nanak Matta - ST |
Gopal Singh Rana |
| 070 KHATIMA |
Devendra Chandra |
List of BJP candidates for the Uttara Khand Assembly Election, 2012
| Constituency Name | Candidate Name |
| Yamunotri | Shri Jagbir Singh Bhandari |
| Gangotri | Shri Gopal Singh Rawat, MLA |
| Badrinath | Shri Prem Ballabh Bhatt |
| Kedarnath | Smt. Asha Noutiyal, MLA |
| Deoprayag | Shri Diwakar Bhatt, MLA |
| Narendranagar | Shri Om Gopal Rawat, MLA |
| Pratapnagar | Shri Vijay Singh Panwar, MLA |
| Chakrata (ST) | Smt. Kamla Chouhan |
| Vikasnagar | Shri Kuldeep Singh, MLA |
| Dharampur | Shri Prakash Suman Dhyani |
| Rishikesh | Shri Prem Aggarwal, MLA |
| Bhagwanpur (SC) | Shri Suresh Rathore |
| Pirankaliyar | Shri Shyamvir Saini |
| Pauri (SC) | Shri Ghananand (Ghana Bhai) |
| Srinagar | Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat |
| Chaubattakhal | Shri Tirath Singh Rawat |
| Bhimtal | Shri Dan Singh Bhandari |
| Haldwani | Smt. Renu Adhikari |
| Kaladhungi | Shri Bansidhar Bhagat, MLA |
| Ramnagar | Shri Diwan Singh Bisth, MLA |
| Bajpur (SC) | Shri Rajesh Kumar |
| Gadarpur | Shri Arvind Pandey, MLA |
List of Seats won by Political Parties in Uttra Khand Assembly Election 2007
| SN | Party Name | Number of seat Won |
| 1 | BJP | 34 seats |
| 2 | INC | 21 seats |
| 3 | BSP | 8 seats |
| 4 | Independent | 3 seats |
List of Assembly Constituency in Uttra Khand
Purola (SC), Gangotri, Yamunotri, Tehri, Deoprayag, Pratapnagar, Ghansali, Narendranagar, Chakrata (SC), Dhanolti (SC), Vikasnagar, Sahaspur (SC), Laxman Chowk, Dehradun, Rajpur, Rishikesh, Doiwala, Musoorie, Roorkee, Iqbalpur, Manglor, Bhagwanpur (SC), Landhaura (SC), Laksar, Bahadrabad, Yamakeshwar, Hardwar, Laldhang, Kotdwar, Dhumakot, Bironkhal, Lansdowne, Pauri, Srinagar (SC), Rudraprayag, Thalisain, Nandprayag, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Pindar (SC), Karanprayag, Kanda, Kapkot, Bhikiasain, Salt, Dwarahat, Bageshwar (SC), Almora, Ranikhet, Someshwar (SC), Mukteshwar (SC), Dhari, Haldwani, Jageshwar, Nainital, Ramnagar, Jaspur, Bajpur, Kashipur, Sitarganj (SC), Khatima (ST), Pantnagar – Gadarpur, Rudrapur – Kichha, Champawat, Lohaghat, Gangolihat (SC), Pithorgarh, Didihat, Dharchula (SC), Kanalichhina