Uttarakhand Kranti Dal

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{{Short description|regional political party of Uttarakhand}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| party_name = Uttarakhand Kranti Dal
|abbreviation = UKD
| party_logo = [[File:UKD-flag.gif|200px]]
| colorcode = {{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}
| leader = [[Kashi Singh Airy]]
| president = [[Diwakar Bhatt]]
| loksabha_leader =
| rajyasabha_leader =
| foundation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|1979|07|26}}
| founder = [[Devi Datt Pant]] [[Indramani Badoni]] [[Kashi Singh Airy]] [[Surendra Kukreti]]
| headquarters = Kranti Bhavan, 10 Court Road, [[Dehradun]]-248001, [[Uttarakhand]]
| ideology = [[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]] [[Protectionism]] [[Civic nationalism]] [[Democratic socialism]]
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} [[Myrtle green]]
| position = [[Regional politics]]
| state_seats_name = [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
| alliance = [[Progressive Democratic Front (Uttarakhand)|Progress Democratic Front]] (PDF)
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|5|hex={{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|3|hex={{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}}
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|0|70|hex={{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}}
| symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Chair.png|150px]]
| website = {{url|https://ukd.org.in}}
|eci= [[List of political parties in India|Registered Unrecognised Party]]
}}

The '''Uttarakhand Kranti Dal''' ([[translation]]: '''Uttarakhand Revolutionary Party'''; {{small|abbr.}} '''UKD'''), is a registered unrecognised regional [[political party]] in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]. It bills itself as the only regional party of the Uttarakhand in contrast to the national parties that dominate the state's politics.

In the present [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]], elected in 2017, it does not have any member as compared with one member in the previous 2012, three members in 2007 and four members in 2002 assembly elections of the state.<ref>[[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election]]</ref>

==History==
{{main|Uttarakhand movement}}

The UKD was established on 26 July 1979 by [[Bipin Chandra Tripathi]], Prof. [[Devi Datt Pant]], [[Indramani Badoni]]
and [[Kashi Singh Airy]] at [[Nanital]] to fight for a separate state composed of the hill districts of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The founding convention was chaired by Prof. Devi Datt Pant, former vice-chancellor of [[Kumaon University]]. Under the young leadership of Kashi Singh Airy who took the charge of struggle and public agitation and the aim was finally achieved, when the separate ''Uttaranchal'' state was formed on 9 November 2000, later renamed [[Uttarakhand]] in 2007. However, in the first-ever state assembly elections in 2002, the party won only four out of 70 seats and was outmaneuvered by the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], both despite being latecomers to the Uttarakhand statehood movement, succeeded in capturing its momentum for electoral gain and formed governments in the state {{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}

==Leadership==
The party's current face is [[Kashi Singh Airy]], a prominent leader of the Uttarakhand statehood movement and a senior leader of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, who was elected for [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] three times (1985–1989, 1989–1991, 1993–1996) from [[Didihat (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Didihat]] and was elected for first [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]. The executive president of the party is [[Surendra Kukreti]]—senior statehood activists and prominent faces of Uttarakhand statehood movement who fought from the forefront in the creation of Uttarakhand state. [[Jaswant Singh Bisht]] was the first elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the party from [[Ranikhet (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Ranikhet]] constituency. Other personalities include late [[Indramani Badoni]], late [[Devi Datt Pant]], late [[Bipin Chandra Tripathi]] Shri [[Diwakar Bhatt]] who were among the founding members and long time agitators for the Uttarakhand statehood movement.

== Factionalism and decline ==
{{Main|3rd Uttarakhand Assembly}}
In the [[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012 Uttarakhand Assembly election]], Uttarakhand Kranti Dal contested as '''Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P)''' led by then party president [[Trivendra Singh Panwar]]. The original party name and the election symbol (chair) was frozen by the [[Election Commission of India]] following the factionalism and leadership dispute within the party that led to its breakup.
The splinter group '''Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (D)''' led by former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] and [[Uttarakhand Council of Ministers|Cabinet Minister]] in the [[First Khanduri ministry|Khanduri government]] and later [[Pokhriyal ministry|Pokhriyal government]], [[Diwakar Bhatt]] broke away from the UKD with his supporters claiming the original party leadership.
[[Pritam Singh Panwar]] was the only winning candidate of the party in the 2012 Assembly election, who ran under the UKD(P) banner.

Uttarakhand Kranti Dal's original name and party symbol were restored in 2017 with the merger of both groups.

The party's performance in various assembly and parliamentary elections has been on a consistent decline. The main reasons cited for UKD's decline in the politics of Uttarakhand are; inner factionalism, loss of voter base to other parties and frequent switching for power share between the BJP and Congress governments, which is often viewed negatively as political opportunism.

== Electoral performance==
=== Uttar Pradesh ===
{{Main|Elections in Uttar Pradesh}}
{| class="sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
|- style="background-color:#336666; color:white"
! Year !! Legislature !! Party leader !! Seats won !! Change in seats !! Outcome
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]] || [[7th Lok Sabha]] || rowspan="2"| [[Devi Datt Pant]] || {{Composition bar|0|85|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || rowspan="5"| {{nochange}} || rowspan="5"| –
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1980 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980]] || [[8th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|8th Vidhan Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|425|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]] || [[8th Lok Sabha]] || rowspan="2"|[[Indramani Badoni]] || {{Composition bar|0|85|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1985 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || [[9th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|9th Vidhan Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|425|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]] || [[9th Lok Sabha]] || rowspan="4"|[[Bipin Chandra Tripathi]] || {{Composition bar|0|85|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1989 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]] || [[10th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|10th Vidhan Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|1|425|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{increase}} 1 || {{no2|Opposition}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]] || [[10th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|85|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{nochange}} || rowspan="2"| –
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1991 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1991]] || [[11th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|11th Vidhan Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|425|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{decrease}} 1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1993 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] || [[12th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|12th Vidhan Sabha]] || rowspan="5"|[[Kashi Singh Airy]] || {{Composition bar|1|425|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{increase}} 1 || {{no2|Opposition}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]] || [[11th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|85|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{nochange}} || rowspan="4"| –
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1996 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || [[13th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|13th Vidhan Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|425|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{decrease}} 1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]] || [[12th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|85|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || rowspan="3"| {{nochange}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]] || [[13th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|85|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}}
|}

=== Uttarakhand ===
{{Main|Elections in Uttarakhand}}
{| class="sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
|- style="background-color:#336666; color:white"
! Year !! Legislature !! Party leader !! Seats won !! Change in seats !! Outcome
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || [[1st Uttarakhand Assembly|1st Vidhan Sabha]] || rowspan="2"|[[Bipin Chandra Tripathi]] || {{Composition bar|4|70|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{increase}} 4 || {{no2|Opposition}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2004 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2004]] || [[14th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{nochange}} || –
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2007]] || [[2nd Uttarakhand Assembly|2nd Vidhan Sabha]] || rowspan="2"|[[Diwakar Bhatt]] || {{Composition bar|3|70|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{decrease}} 1 || {{yes2|Government with [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2009]] || [[15th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{nochange}} || –
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]] || [[3rd Uttarakhand Assembly|3rd Vidhan Sabha]] || rowspan="2"|[[Trivendra Singh Panwar]] || {{Composition bar|1|70|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{decrease}} 2 || {{yes2|Government with [[Indian National Congress|INC]]}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2014 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2014]] || [[16th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{nochange}} || rowspan="3"| –
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]] || [[4th Uttarakhand Assembly|4th Vidhan Sabha]] || rowspan="2"|[[Kashi Singh Airy]] || {{Composition bar|0|70|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{decrease}} 1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2019 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2019]]
|| [[17th Lok Sabha]] || {{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Uttarakhand Kranti Dal}}}} || {{nochange}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''[[2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2022]]''
|| ''[[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|5th Vidhan Sabha]]'' ||rowspan="2"| [[Diwakar Bhatt]] ||rowspan="2"| ''TBD'' ||rowspan="2"| ''TBD'' ||rowspan="2"| ''TBD''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''[[Next Indian general election|2024]]''
|| ''[[Lok Sabha|18th Lok Sabha]]''
|}

== See also==
{{Portal|Socialism|Politics|India|}}

*[[Revolutionary Party]]
*[[List of socialist parties]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://ukdofficial.in Official Website of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal]
*[http://www.ukd.prayaga.org A website established by UKD supporters].
*[http://www.merapahadforum.com/uttarakhand-at-a-glance/ukd-regional-party/ उत्तराखण्ड क्रान्ति दल का इतिहास]
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9079295700345172271&q=bipin+tripathi&total=1&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0 A video of UKD public meeting]
*[http://uttarakhand.org/library Uttarakhand Solidarity Network Web Portal Library]
*[http://www.allindoon.com/index.php/newsarticle?view=showelectionarticle&id=3216 allindoon.com]
*[http://legalassistanceforum.org/event/event18.html legalassistanceforum.org]
*[http://www.lawcollegedehradun.com/debate_society.htm lawcollegedehradun.com]
*[http://www.garhwalpost.com/article/Dehradun/11063/1/print/ garhwalpost.com]
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