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

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

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

• 2008 Dehradun Municipal Corporation election
• 2008 elections in India

References

• http://sec.uk.gov.in/files/election-2013/58_Adhisuchana.pdf
• http://sec.uk.gov.in/files/election-2013/Adhisoochna_2013.pdf