Uttarakhand assembly election, Mar 2017
The 4th Uttarakhand legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
70
36 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
57 seats · majority
Candidates
637
62 women, 5 elected
Turnout
65.41%
49.8 lakh of 76.1 lakh
The house
70 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP57
- INC11
- IND2
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Uttarakhand assembly election (2012)
BJP
+26
INC
-21
BSP
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 57 | +26 | 70 | 46.5% | 23,14,129 | 46.51% | +13.38 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 11 | -21 | 70 | 33.5% | 16,66,195 | 33.49% | -0.30 | 4 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -1 | 261 | 2.5% | 4,99,671 | 10.04% | -2.30 | 243 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | -3 | 69 | 7.0% | 3,47,531 | 6.99% | -5.21 | 61 |
| UKKDUKKD | 0 | — | 54 | 1.0% | 37,039 | 0.74% | — | 54 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.1% | 18,202 | 0.37% | -1.05 | 20 |
| IBUSPIBUSP | 0 | — | 3 | 4.6% | 6,245 | 0.13% | — | 3 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8% | 4,808 | 0.10% | -0.54 | 6 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.8% | 4,106 | 0.08% | -0.13 | 4 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.9% | 3,893 | 0.08% | -0.20 | 6 |
| UPPUttama Prajaakeeya Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.5% | 3,068 | 0.06% | -0.08 | 9 |
| UKDDUKDD | 0 | — | 9 | 0.4% | 2,660 | 0.05% | — | 9 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.6% | 2,124 | 0.04% | -0.06 | 2 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.2% | 1,781 | 0.04% | -0.05 | 9 |
| UTRMUTRM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.7% | 1,609 | 0.03% | -1.86 | 2 |
| SASPSASP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.6% | 1,543 | 0.03% | -0.09 | 4 |
| SAVIPASAVIPA | 0 | — | 6 | 0.3% | 1,384 | 0.03% | — | 6 |
| HAMJANPAHAMJANPA | 0 | — | 3 | 0.5% | 1,308 | 0.03% | — | 3 |
| PRAJAPAPRAJAPA | 0 | — | 3 | 0.8% | 1,195 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| BASDBASD | 0 | — | 1 | 1.8% | 958 | 0.02% | — | 1 |
| PECPPECP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3% | 767 | 0.01% | -0.01 | 3 |
| BASAPABASAPA | 0 | — | 4 | 0.2% | 720 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| BKLJPBharat Ki Lok Jimmedar Party | 0 | — | 1 | 1.1% | 503 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| BMUPBMUP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.2% | 502 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3% | 500 | 0.01% | -0.19 | 2 |
| LSPSLok Samaj Party | 0 | — | 1 | 0.8% | 460 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| RJSDRJSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 412 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 1 |
| RAAPRAAP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.2% | 383 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| BSRDBSRD | 0 | — | 2 | 0.2% | 283 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 197 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| BKDLBKDL | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 149 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| AVIRPAVIRP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 125 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| RAUPRAUP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 123 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| BMFBMF | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 96 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| PEPARTPEPART | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 72 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Uttarakhand at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Mar 2017
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDWAR | Uttarakhand | BJPMADAN KAUSHIK | INCBRAHMSWROOP BRAHMCHARI | 35,92738.40% |
| RAIPUR | Uttarakhand | BJPUMESH SHARMA KAU | INCPRABHU LAL | 36,77137.37% |
| LALKUWA | Uttarakhand | BJPNAVEEN CHANDRA DUMKA | INCHARISH CHANDRA DURGAPAL | 27,10833.54% |
| SITARGANJ | Uttarakhand | BJPSAURABH BAHUGUNA | INCMALTI BISWAS | 28,45032.53% |
| CHAMPAWAT | Uttarakhand | BJPKAILASH CHANDRA GAHTORI | INCHEMESH KHARKWAL | 17,36029.55% |
| GHANSHALI | Uttarakhand | BJPSHAKTI LAL SHAH | INDDHANILAL SHAH | 11,65326.01% |
| DOIWALA | Uttarakhand | BJPTRIVENDRA SINGH RAWAT | INCHIRA SINGH BISHT | 24,86925.70% |
| RUDRAPRAYAG | Uttarakhand | BJPBHARAT SINGH | INCLAXMI SINGH RANA | 14,63225.15% |
| DEHRADUN CANTT. | Uttarakhand | BJPSHRI HARBANS KAPOOR | INCSHRI SURYAKANT DHASMANA | 16,67022.89% |
| BAGESHWAR | Uttarakhand | BJPCHANDAN RAM DASS | INCBALKRISHAN | 14,56721.59% |
Closest results of Mar 2017
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAGESHWAR | Uttarakhand | INCGOVIND SINGH KUNJWAL | BJPSUBHASH PANDEY | 3990.78% |
| LOHAGHAT | Uttarakhand | BJPPURAN SINGH FARTYAL | INCKHUSHAL SINGH | 8341.43% |
| GANGOLIHAT | Uttarakhand | BJPMEENA GANGOLA | INCNARAYAN RAM ARYA | 8051.47% |
| PIRANKALIYAR | Uttarakhand | INCFURKAN AHMAD | BJPJAIBHAGWAN | 1,3491.49% |
| SOMESHWAR | Uttarakhand | BJPREKHA ARYA | INCRAJENDRA BARAKOTI | 7101.55% |
| KEDARNATH | Uttarakhand | INCMANOJ RAWAT | INDKULDEEP SINGH RAWAT | 8691.55% |
| LAKSAR | Uttarakhand | BJPSANJAY GUPTA | INCHAJI TASLEEM AHMAD | 1,6042.05% |
| PUROLA | Uttarakhand | INCRAJKUMAR | BJPMALCHAND | 1,0132.05% |
| CHAKRATA | Uttarakhand | INCPRITAM SINGH | BJPMADHU CHAUHAN | 1,5432.15% |
| KICHHA | Uttarakhand | BJPRAJESH SHUKLA | INCHARISH RAWAT | 2,1272.41% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Uttarakhand assembly election, Mar 2017?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 57 of 70 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Uttarakhand assembly election, Mar 2017?
Turnout was 65.41% — 49.8 lakh of 76.1 lakh registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Uttarakhand assembly election, Mar 2017?
637 candidates contested 70 seats.
