The Uttarakhand State Election Commission is an autonomous, independent, constitutional and statutory authority of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It was formed on 30 July 2001 under the Constitution of India through the provisions of the 73rd and 74th Amendments Act of 1992.
List of State Election Commissioners The following have held the post of the State Election Commissioner of Uttarakhand. S. No. NameTerm of officeRTI Manual sec.uk.gov.in1. Durgesh Joshi 30 June 2001 16 January 2005 2. R. K. Verma 16 January 2005 3 April 2008 3. Vipin Chandra Chandola 4 April 2008 17 September 2010 4. Harish Chandra Joshi 18 September 2010 15 August 2013 5. Subardhan 4 September 2013 18 June 2018 6. Chandrashekhar Bhatt 11 July 2018 10 July 2024 7.Sushil Kumar 29 August 2024Till date
Elections As of 2025 the thirteen districts in Uttarakhand had conducted eight general elections.
Year Election Details 2003 First general elections Municipal general elections: January–February in all 13 districts Panchayat general elections: February–April in 12 districts 2005 First elections Panchayat elections: September–October in Haridwar district 2008 Second general elections Municipal general elections: March–April 2008 in all 13 districts Panchayat general elections: July–September in 12 districts 2010 Second elections Panchayat elections: December in Haridwar district 2013 Third general elections Municipal general elections: April in all 13 districts 2014 Fourth general elections Panchayat general elections: June in 12 districtsPanchayat 2014 Adhisoochna sec.uk.gov.in 2015 Third elections Panchayat elections: December–January in Haridwar districtElection notification sec.uk.gov.in 2018 Fifth general elections Municipal general elections: November in all 13 districts 2019 Sixth general elections Panchayat general elections: November in 12 districts Municipal elections: July in Bajpur and Srinagar, November in Roorkee 2022 Fourth elections Panchayat elections: They were held in September in Haridwar districtElection notification sec.uk.gov.in2025 Seventh general elections Municipal general elections: They were held in all 13 districts barring a few municipalities Eighth general elections Panchayat general elections: They were held in July in 12 districts2026 Ninth general elections Municipal general elections: Held in Narendranagar, Garhinegi and Pati.
Municipalities
Municipal Corporations Municipal Councils Nagar Panchayats
Panchayats
District Councils (Zila Panchayats) Block Development Councils (Block Panchayats) Gram Panchayats
See also Election Commission of India Local government in India Elections in Uttarakhand Local elections in Uttarakhand
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