Elections to the local bodies in Uttarakhand, India, are conducted once in five years to elect the representatives to the urban and rural local bodies. These elections are conducted by the Uttarakhand State Election Commission and were mandated by the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act to ensure local government in urban and rural areas.
Urban local bodies in Uttarakhand
Urban local bodies include 11 Municipal Corporations, 46 Municipal Councils, 51 Nagar Panchayats and 9 Cantonment Boards.
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.
Additionally, elections in the Cantonment Boards are conducted by the Ministry of Defence, Union Government of India.
Rural local bodies in Uttarakhand
Rural local bodies include 13 District Councils, 95 Block Development Councils and 7793 Gram Panchayats.
Previous elections The first general election to the local bodies after statehood in Uttarakhand were held in 2003. Subsequent elections were conducted in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 , 2025 and 2026.
2025-26 Urban local body elections + 2025-26 Uttarakhand Municipal general election results Party Mayors/Chairpersons Corporators/Ward Members Total Bharatiya Janata Party 43 461 504 Indian National Congress 27 171 198 Bahujan Samaj Party 2 2 4 Aam Aadmi Party 0 2 2 Uttarakhand Kranti Dal 0 1 1 Independents 31 662 693 Total 103 1302 1405
2025 Rural local body elections + 2025 Uttarakhand Panchayat general election results District Members of District Councils Members of Block Councils Presidents of Village Councils Almora 45 391 1160 Bageshwar 19 107 407 Chamoli 26 270 607 Champawat 15 134 313 Dehradun 30 220 401 Haridwar Nainital 27 256 475 Pauri Garhwal 38 370 1212 Pithoragarh 32 290 690 Rudraprayag 18 115 339 Tehri Garhwal 45 351 1049 Udham Singh Nagar 35 269 309 Uttarkashi 28 201 520 Total 358 2974 7499
See also Local government in India Elections in Uttarakhand
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