Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee or Uttarakhand PCC is the state wing of the Indian National Congress (INC) in Uttarakhand.[1] It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. The current president of the Uttarakhand PCC is Karan Mahara. The committee has a significant presence in the state's politics and has been in power in the state several times since its formation in 2000.
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee | |
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| President | Karan Mahara |
| Parliamentary Chairperson | Yashpal Arya (Leader of the Opposition) |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | 21 Rajpur Road, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand |
| Youth wing | Uttarakhand Youth Congress |
| Women's wing | Uttarakhand Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| Alliance | Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 5
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 3
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| Seats in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | 20 / 70
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| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| uttarakhandpradeshcongress | |
Structure and composition
edit| S.No. | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kumari Selja | AICC Incharge Uttarakhand |
| 2. | Karan Mahara | President Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 3. | Jyoti Rautela | President Uttarakhand Pradesh Mahila Congress |
| 4. | Sumittar Bhullar | President Uttarakhand Pradesh Youth Congress |
| 5. | Vikas Negi | President Uttarakhand Pradesh NSUI |
List of presidents
edit| S.No. | President | Portrait | Term | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Harish Rawat | 9 November 2000 | October 2007 | |
| 2 | 
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Yashpal Arya | October 2007 | 12 June 2014 | [2] |
| 3 | Kishore Upadhyaya | 13 June 2014 | 3 May 2017 | [3] | |
| 4 | 
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Pritam Singh | 4 May 2017 | 22 July 2021 | [4] |
| 5 | Ganesh Godiyal | 22 July 2021 | 10 April 2022 | [5] | |
| 6 | Karan Mahara | 10 April 2022 | Incumbent | [6] | |
List of chief ministers
edit| S.No. | Portrait | Chief Ministers | Constituency | Term in Office | Assembly (Election) |
Ministry | Ref(s) | ||
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| Start | End | Tenure | |||||||
| 1 | 
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Narayan Datt Tiwari | Ramnagar | 2 March 2002 | 7 March 2007 | 5 years, 5 days | 1st Assembly (2002) |
Tiwari | [7] |
| 2 | 
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Vijay Bahuguna | Sitarganj | 13 March 2012 | 31 January 2014 | 1 year, 324 days | 3rd Assembly (2012) |
Bahuguna | [8] |
| 3 |
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Harish Rawat | Dharchula | 1 February 2014 | 27 March 2016 | 2 years, 55 days | Rawat | ||
| 21 April 2016 | 22 April 2016 | 1 day | |||||||
| 11 May 2016 | 18 March 2017 | 311 days (total 3 years and 2 days) | |||||||
List of AICC Incharges
edit| S.no | Incharge | Portrait | Term | ||
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| 1. | Ch. Birender Singh | .jpg)
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| 2. | Ambika Soni | 
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| 3. | Anugrah Narayan Singh | 2 April 2018 | 11 September 2020 | 2 years, 162 days | |
| 4. | Devender Yadav | 
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11 September 2020 | 24 December 2023 | 3 years, 104 days |
| 5. | Kumari Selja | 
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24 December 2023 | Incumbent | 329 days |
Electoral performance
editLegislative Assembly elections
edit| Year | Legislature | Party leader | Votes polled | Seats won | Change in seats | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1st Vidhan Sabha | Harish Rawat | 769,991 | 36 / 70 |
 36 |
Government |
| 2007 | 2nd Vidhan Sabha | 1,116,511 | 21 / 70 |
 15 |
Opposition | |
| 2012 | 3rd Vidhan Sabha | Yashpal Arya | 1,436,042 | 32 / 70 |
 11 |
Government with PDF |
| 2017 | 4th Vidhan Sabha | Kishore Upadhyaya | 1,665,664 | 11 / 70 |
21 |
Opposition |
| 2022 | 5th Vidhan Sabha | Ganesh Godiyal | 2,038,509 | 19 / 70
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Lok Sabha elections
edit| Year | Legislature | Party leader | Votes polled | Seats won | Change in seats | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | Harish Rawat | 1,024,062 | 1 / 5 |
1 |
Government with UPA |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | Yashpal Arya | 1,354,468 | 5 / 5 |
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| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | 1,494,440 | 0 / 5 |
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Opposition | |
| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | Pritam Singh | 1,520,767 | 0 / 5 |
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| 2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | Karan Mahara | 1,564,258 | 0 / 5 |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Congress in States Archived 3 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine All India Congress Committee website.
- ^ Chandramohan, C. K. (11 March 2012). "Uttarakhand suffers due to leadership deficit". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Kishore Upadhyaya is new president of Uttarakhand Congress". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Pritam Singh appointed as new Uttarakhand Congress chief". Economic Times. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Outlook, India". Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Congress appoints Karan Mahara as Uttarakhand unit president". The Hindu. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Yadav, Shyamlal (26 February 2022). "Narayan Datt Tiwari, 9th UP CM and first Congress CM of Uttarakhand". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Uttarakhand Portal" (PDF). Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
External links
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