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|  party_name        = Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
|  party_name        = Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
|  native_name      =  
|  native_name      =  
|  party_logo        =[[File:Congresspartylogo….png|180px]]  
|  party_logo        =[[File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg|180px]]  
|  president        = [[Ganesh Godiyal]]
|  president        = [[Ganesh Godiyal]]
|  ppchairman       =
|  chairman       = [[Yashpal Arya]]<br/ >{{small|([[Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]])}}
|  headquarters      = 21 Rajpur Road, [[Dehradun]]-248001, [[Uttarakhand]]
|  headquarters      = 21 Rajpur Road, [[Dehradun]]-248001, [[Uttarakhand]]
|  alliance          = [[United Progressive Alliance]]
|  alliance          = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]]
| Political position = [[Centrism|Centre]]
|  ideology          = {{ubl|[[Populism]]|[[Social liberalism]]|[[Democratic socialism]]|[[Social democracy]]|[[Secularism]]}}
|  ideology          = {{ubl|[[Populism]]|[[Social liberalism]]|[[Democratic socialism]]|[[Social democracy]]|[[Secularism]]}}
|  youth            = Uttarakhand Youth Congress
|  youth            = Uttarakhand Youth Congress
|  women            = Uttarakhand Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee  
|  women            = Uttarakhand Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee  
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|  rajyasabha_seats  = {{Composition bar|0|3|hex=#00BFFF}}
|  state_seats_name  = [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
|  state_seats_name  = [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
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|  publication      =  
|  publication      =  
|  website          = {{url|http://uttarakhandpradeshcongress.com/}}
|  website          = {{url|http://uttarakhandpradeshcongress.com/}}
|  symbol            =[[File:Hand_INC.svg|150px]]
|  symbol            =[[File:Hand_INC.svg|150px]]
|eci=|chairman=[[Pritam Singh (Uttarakhand politician)|Pritam Singh]]}}
|eci= A State Unit of [[Indian National Congress]]
{{Indian National Congress sidebar}}
|foundation=2000}}{{Distinguish|Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee}}
'''Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee''' (or '''Uttarakhand PCC''') is the [[Pradesh Congress Committee|state wing]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) in [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>[http://www.aicc.org.in/new/congress-in-states.php Congress in States] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203000000/http://www.aicc.org.in/new/congress-in-states.php |date=3 February 2013 }} [[All India Congress Committee]] website.</ref>
'''Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee''' or '''UPCC''' is the [[Pradesh Congress Committee|state wing]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) in [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>[http://www.aicc.org.in/new/congress-in-states.php Congress in States] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203000000/http://www.aicc.org.in/new/congress-in-states.php |date=3 February 2013 }} [[All India Congress Committee]] website.</ref> 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 [[Ganesh Godiyal]]. 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.


[[Ganesh Godiyal]] is the current president of the Uttarakhand PCC.
==Structure and composition==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
==Structure and Composition ==
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | S.No.
{| 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:#00BFFF; color:white" | Name
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Designation  
! S.No. !! Name !! Designation !! Incharge
|-
|-
| 1 ||'''[[Ganesh Godiyal]]''' ||
!1.
'''President'''
|[[Kumari Selja]]
| Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress
|'''AICC Incharge '''<br>Uttarakhand
|-
|-
| 2 || '''[[Jeet Ram (Uttarakhand politician)|Jeet Ram]]''' ||'''Working President'''<br />|| Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress
!2.
|[[Karan Mahara|Ganesh Godiyal]]
|'''President'''<br>Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
|-
|-
| 3 || '''[[Bhuwan Kapri]] ''' ||'''Working President'''<br />|| Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress
!3.
|Jyoti Rautela
|'''President'''<br>Uttarakhand Pradesh Mahila Congress
|-
|-
| 4 || '''[[Tilak Raj Behar]]''' ||'''Working President'''<br />|| Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress
!4.
|-
|Sumittar Bhullar
| 5 || '''[[Ranjeet Rawat]]''' ||'''Working President'''<br />|| Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress
|'''President'''<br>Uttarakhand Pradesh Youth Congress
|-
|-
!5.
|Vikas Negi
|'''President'''<br>Uttarakhand Pradesh NSUI
|}
|}


==Leadership==
==List of presidents==
{{see also|List of presidents of the Indian National Congress}}
{{see also|List of state presidents of the Indian National Congress|List of presidents of the Indian National Congress}}
{| class="sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | S.No.
! No.
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | President
! Portrait
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Portrait
! Name
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" colspan=2 | Term
! colspan="2" | Term
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Ref.
! Ref.
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
  | 1
  | 1
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  | [[Harish Rawat]]
  | [[Harish Rawat]]
  | 9 November 2000
  | 9 November 2000
  | 2007
  | October 2007
  |
  |
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
  | 2
  | 2
  |
  |[[File:Yashpal Arya LOP Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg|75px]]
  | [[Yashpal Arya]]
  | [[Yashpal Arya]]
  | 2007  
  | October 2007
  | 12 June 2014
  | 12 June 2014
  | <ref>{{cite web|title=Uttarakhand suffers due to leadership deficit|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/uttarakhand-suffers-due-to-leadership-deficit/article2984834.ece|author=Chandramohan, C. K.|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=11 March 2012|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>
  | <ref>{{cite web|title=Uttarakhand suffers due to leadership deficit|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/uttarakhand-suffers-due-to-leadership-deficit/article2984834.ece|author=Chandramohan, C. K.|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=11 March 2012|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
  | 3
  | 3
  |
  | [[File:Kishore Upadhyaya.png|75px]]
  | [[Kishore Upadhyaya]]
  | [[Kishore Upadhyaya]]
  | 13 June 2014
  | 13 June 2014
  | 3 May 2017
  | 3 May 2017
  | <ref>{{cite news|title=Kishore Upadhyaya is new president of Uttarakhand Congress|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/kishore-upadhyaya-is-new-president-of-uttarakhand-congress/story-wJg7Uonsrqt71DFT8Pi1QK.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=13 June 2014|access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref>
  | <ref>{{cite news|title=Kishore Upadhyaya is new president of Uttarakhand Congress|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/kishore-upadhyaya-is-new-president-of-uttarakhand-congress/story-wJg7Uonsrqt71DFT8Pi1QK.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=13 June 2014|access-date=17 August 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
  | 4
  | 4
  |
  |[[File:Pritam Singh Ex LOP Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg|75px]]
  | [[Pritam Singh (Uttarakhand politician)|Pritam Singh]]
  | [[Pritam Singh (Uttarakhand politician)|Pritam Singh]]
  | 4 May 2017  
  | 4 May 2017  
  | 22 July 2021
  | 22 July 2021
  | <ref>{{cite news|title=Pritam Singh appointed as new Uttarakhand Congress chief|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pritam-singh-appointed-as-new-uttarakhand-congress-chief/articleshow/58518699.cms|publisher=Economic Times|date=4 May 2017|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>
  | <ref>{{cite news|title=Pritam Singh appointed as new Uttarakhand Congress chief|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pritam-singh-appointed-as-new-uttarakhand-congress-chief/articleshow/58518699.cms|publisher=Economic Times|date=4 May 2017|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
  | 5
  | 5
  |
  | [[File:Ganesh Godiyal.png|75px]]
  | [[Ganesh Godiyal]]
  | [[Ganesh Godiyal]]
  | 22 July 2021
  | 22 July 2021
  | ''Incumbent''
  | 10 April 2022
  | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ganesh-godiyal-appointed-uttarakhand-cong-chief-pritam-singh-made-clp-leader/2126238 | title=Outlook, India | date= | access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref>
  | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ganesh-godiyal-appointed-uttarakhand-cong-chief-pritam-singh-made-clp-leader/2126238 | title=Outlook, India | date= | access-date=2021-07-22}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| 6
| [[File:Karan Mahara.png|75px]]
| [[Karan Mahara]]
| 10 April 2022
| 11 November 2025
| <ref name="2022_INC">{{cite web | title=Congress appoints Karan Mahara as Uttarakhand unit president | website=The Hindu | date=10 April 2022 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/congress-appoints-karan-mahara-as-uttarakhand-unit-president/article65309718.ece | access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| (5)
| [[File:Ganesh Godiyal.png|75px]]
| [[Ganesh Godiyal]]
| 11 November 2025
| Incumbent
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Nov/12/ganesh-godiyal-reappointed-as-uttarakhand-congress-chief-ahead-of-2027-assembly-polls|title=Ganesh Godiyal reappointed as Uttarakhand Congress chief ahead of 2027 Assembly polls|work=Outlook India|date=11 November 2025|accessdate=11 November 2025}}</ref>
|}
|}


==List of Chief Ministers==
==List of chief ministers==
{{main|List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand}}
{{main|List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand}}
{{see also|List of chief ministers from the Indian National Congress}}
{{see also|List of chief ministers from the Indian National Congress}}
{| class="sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
! rowspan="2" | No.
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" rowspan="2" | S.No.
! rowspan="2" | Portrait  
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" rowspan="2" | Portrait  
! rowspan="2" | Chief Ministers  
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" rowspan="2" | Chief Ministers  
! rowspan="2" | Constituency  
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" rowspan="2" | Constituency  
! colspan="3" | Term in Office
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" colspan="3" | Term in Office
! rowspan="2" | Assembly<br />{{small|(Election)}}
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" rowspan="2" | Assembly<br />{{small|(Election)}}
! rowspan="2" | Ministry
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" rowspan="2" | Ministry
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" rowspan="2" | Ref(s)
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
! Start
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Start
! End
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | End
! Tenure
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Tenure
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
| 1
| 1
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|80px]]
| [[Narayan Datt Tiwari]]
| [[Narayan Datt Tiwari]]
| [[Ramnagar (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Ramnagar]]
| [[Ramnagar, Uttarakhand Assembly constituency|Ramnagar]]
| 2 March 2002
| 2 March 2002
| 7 March 2007
| 7 March 2007
| {{age in years and days|sortable=table|2002|03|02|2007|03|07}}
| {{age in years and days|sortable=table|2002|03|02|2007|03|07}}
| [[1st Uttarakhand Assembly|1st Assembly]]<br />{{small|([[2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2002]])}}
| [[1st Uttarakhand Assembly|1st Assembly]]<br />{{small|([[2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2002]])}}
| [[Tiwari ministry|Tiwari]]
| [[Tiwari ministry (Uttarakhand)|Tiwari]]
| <ref name="NDT_CM">{{cite web | last=Yadav | first=Shyamlal | title=Narayan Datt Tiwari, 9th UP CM and first Congress CM of Uttarakhand | website=The Indian Express | date=26 February 2022 | url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/narayan-datt-tiwari-9th-up-cm-first-congress-cm-uttarakhand-7792028/ | access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
| 2
| 2
| [[File:Vijay Bahuguna.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Vijay Bahuguna.jpg|80px]]
| [[Vijay Bahuguna]]
| [[Vijay Bahuguna]]
| [[Sitarganj (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Sitarganj]]
| [[Sitarganj Assembly constituency|Sitarganj]]
| 13 March 2012
| 13 March 2012
| 31 January 2014
| 31 January 2014
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| rowspan="4" | [[3rd Uttarakhand Assembly|3rd Assembly]]<br />{{small|([[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]])}}
| rowspan="4" | [[3rd Uttarakhand Assembly|3rd Assembly]]<br />{{small|([[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]])}}
| [[Vijay Bahuguna ministry|Bahuguna]]
| [[Vijay Bahuguna ministry|Bahuguna]]
| <ref name="Vijay Bahuguna">{{cite web |title=Uttarakhand Portal |url=https://cm.uk.gov.in/files/Bio_Data_Vijay_Bhauguna_English-1_7.pdf |publisher=Government of Uttarakhand |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
|- style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;"
| rowspan="3" | 3
| rowspan="3" | 3
| rowspan="3" | [[File:HarishRawat.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[File:HarishRawat.jpg|80px]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Harish Rawat]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Harish Rawat]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Dharchula (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)|Dharchula]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Dharchula Assembly constituency|Dharchula]]
| 1 February 2014
| 1 February 2014
| 27 March 2016
| 27 March 2016
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|}
|}


== Electoral performance==
== List of Leaders of Opposition ==
{{Main|List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | S.no
!Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Name
!Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Portrait
!Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" colspan=3 | Term
!Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Assembly<br />{{small|(Election)}}
|-
!1
|[[Harak Singh Rawat]]
|| [[File:Harak Singh Rawat Ex Minister Uttarakhand.jpg|75x75px]]
| 13 March 2007
| 9 March 2012
|{{Age in years and days|13 March 2007|9 March 2012}}
|[[2nd Uttarakhand Assembly|2nd Assmebly]]<br />{{small|[[2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|(2007)]]}}
|-
!2
| [[Indira Hridayesh]]
| [[File:Indira Hridayesh LOP Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg|75x75px]]
| 27 March 2017
| 13 June 2021
|{{Age in years and days|27 March 2017|13 June 2021}}
| rowspan="2" |[[4th Uttarakhand Assembly|4th Assembly]]<br />{{small|[[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|(2017)]]}}
|-
!3
| [[Pritam Singh (Uttarakhand politician)|Pritam Singh]]
| [[File:Pritam Singh Ex LOP Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg|75x75px]]
| 23 July 2021
| 11 March 2022
|{{Age in years and days|23 July 2021|11 March 2022}}
|-
!4
|[[Yashpal Arya]]
|[[File:Yashpal Arya LOP Uttarakhand Assembly.jpg|75x75px]]
|10 April 2022
|Incumbent
|{{Age in years and days|10 April 2022|}}
|[[5th Uttarakhand Assembly|5th Assembly]]<br />{{small|[[2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|(2022)]]}}
|}
 
==List of AICC Incharges==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | S.no
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Incharge
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Portrait
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" colspan=3 | Term
|-
!1.
|[[Birender Singh (politician, born 1946)|Ch. Birender Singh]]
|[[File:The Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation (7).jpg|80px]]
|
|
|-
|-
!2.
|[[Ambika Soni]]
|[[File:Ambika Soni.jpg|80px]]
|
|
|-
!3.
|[[Anugrah Narayan Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Anugrah Narayan Singh]]
|
|2 April 2018
|11 September 2020
|{{age in years and days|2018|4|2|2020|9|11|}}
|-
!4.
|[[Devender Yadav]]
|[[File:Devender Yadav INC.jpg|80px]]
|11 September 2020
|24 December 2023
|{{age in years and days|2020|9|11|2023|12|24|}}
|-
!5.
|[[Selja Kumari|Kumari Selja]]
|[[File:Kumari Selja.jpg|80px]]
|24 December 2023
|'''Incumbent'''
|{{age in years and days|2023|12|24|}}
|-
|}
 
==Electoral performance==
{{main|Elections in Uttarakhand}}
{{main|Elections in Uttarakhand}}
{{see also|Electoral history of the Indian National Congress}}
{{see also|Electoral history of the Indian National Congress}}
{| class="sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
 
===Legislative Assembly elections===
{{See also|Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width:70%; border:1"
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
! Year !! Legislature !! Party leader !! Votes polled !! Seats won !! Change in seats !! Outcome
! Year !! Legislature !! Party leader !! Votes polled !! Seats won !! Change in seats !! Outcome
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || [[1st Uttarakhand Assembly|1st Vidhan Sabha]] || [[Narayan Datt Tiwari]] || {{formatnum:769991}} || {{Composition bar|36|70|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{increase}} 36 || {{yes2|Government}}
| [[2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || [[1st Uttarakhand Assembly|1st Vidhan Sabha]] || rowspan="2"| [[Harish Rawat]] || {{formatnum:769991}} || {{Composition bar|36|70|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{new}} 36 || {{yes2|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2007]] || [[2nd Uttarakhand Assembly|2nd Vidhan Sabha]] || {{formatnum:1116511}} || {{Composition bar|21|70|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{decrease}} 15 || {{no2|Opposition}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2004 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2004]] || [[14th Lok Sabha]] || [[Harish Rawat]] || {{formatnum:1024062}} || {{Composition bar|1|5|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{increase}} 1 || {{yes2|Government with [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]}}
| [[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]] || [[3rd Uttarakhand Assembly|3rd Vidhan Sabha]] || [[Yashpal Arya]] || {{formatnum:1436042}} || {{Composition bar|32|70|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{increase}} 11 || {{yes2|Government with [[Progressive Democratic Front (Uttarakhand)|PDF]]}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2007]] || [[2nd Uttarakhand Assembly|2nd Vidhan Sabha]] || [[Harak Singh Rawat]] || {{formatnum:1116511}} || {{Composition bar|21|70|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{decrease}} 15 || {{no2|Opposition}}
| [[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]] || [[4th Uttarakhand Assembly|4th Vidhan Sabha]] || [[Kishore Upadhyaya]] || {{formatnum:1665664}} || {{Composition bar|11|70|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{decrease}} 21 || rowspan="2"; {{No2|Opposition}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2009]] || [[15th Lok Sabha]] || [[Yashpal Arya]] || {{formatnum:1354468}} || {{Composition bar|5|5|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{increase}} 4 || {{yes2|Government with [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]}}
| [[2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
|| [[5th Uttarakhand Assembly|5th Vidhan Sabha]] || [[Ganesh Godiyal]] || {{formatnum:2038509}} || {{Composition bar|19|70|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}}
|| {{increase}} 8
|}
 
===Lok Sabha elections===
{{See also|Lok Sabha}}
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width:70%; border:1"
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
! Year !! Legislature !! Party leader !! Votes polled !! Seats won !! Change in seats !! Outcome
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]] || [[3rd Uttarakhand Assembly|3rd Vidhan Sabha]] || [[Vijay Bahuguna]] || {{formatnum:1436042}} || {{Composition bar|32|70|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{increase}} 11 || {{yes2|Government with [[Progressive Democratic Front (Uttarakhand)|PDF]]}}
| [[2004 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2004]] || [[14th Lok Sabha]] || [[Harish Rawat]] || {{formatnum:1024062}} || {{Composition bar|1|5|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{new}} 1 || rowspan="2"; {{yes2|Government with [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2014 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2014]] || [[16th Lok Sabha]] || [[Kishore Upadhyaya]] || {{formatnum:1494440}} || {{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{decrease}} 5 || rowspan="3"; {{no2|Opposition}}
| [[2009 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2009]] || [[15th Lok Sabha]] || rowspan="2"| [[Yashpal Arya]] || {{formatnum:1354468}} || {{Composition bar|5|5|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{increase}} 4
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]] || [[4th Uttarakhand Assembly|4th Vidhan Sabha]] || [[Harish Rawat]] || {{formatnum:1665664}} || {{Composition bar|11|70|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{decrease}} 21
| [[2014 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2014]] || [[16th Lok Sabha]] || {{formatnum:1494440}} || {{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{decrease}} 5 || rowspan="3"; {{no2|Opposition}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2019 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2019]] || [[17th Lok Sabha]] || [[Pritam Singh (Uttarakhand politician)|Pritam Singh]] ||{{formatnum:1520767}} || {{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{nochange}}
| [[2019 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2019]] || [[17th Lok Sabha]] || [[Pritam Singh (Uttarakhand politician)|Pritam Singh]] ||{{formatnum:1520767}} || {{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{nochange}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
| ''[[2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2022]]''
| [[2024 Indian general election in Uttarakhand|2024]] || [[18th Lok Sabha]] || [[Karan Mahara]] || {{formatnum:1564258}} || {{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} || {{nochange}}
|| ''[[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|5th Vidhan Sabha]]'' ||rowspan="2"| ''[[Ganesh Godiyal]] ||rowspan="2"| ''TBD'' ||rowspan="2"| ''TBD'' ||rowspan="2"| ''TBD'' ||rowspan="2"| ''TBD''
|}
|- style="text-align:center;"
 
| ''[[Next Indian general election|2024]]''
==List of Union Ministers==
|| ''[[Lok Sabha|18th Lok Sabha]]''
=== Cabinet ministers ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|No.
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Minister
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Portfolio
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Term in Office
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Constituency<br/><small>(House)</small>
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Left Office
! style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Time in Office
|-
! 1
|[[File:HarishRawat.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Harish Rawat]]'''<br/><small>(born 1948)</small>
|[[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation|Minister of Water Resources]]
| <small>28 October</small><br>2012
| <small>31 January</small><br>2014
! '''{{ayd|2012|10|28|2014|1|31}}'''
|[[Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency|Haridwar]]<br/><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|}
 
===Minister of State (MoS)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|No.
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Minister
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Portfolio
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Term in Office
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Constituency<br/><small>(House)</small>
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Left Office
! style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Time in Office
|-
!rowspan="3"|1
|rowspan="3"|[[File:HarishRawat.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Harish Rawat]]'''<br/><small>(born 1948)</small>
|[[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of State of Labour and Employment]]
| <small>28 May</small><br>2009
| <small>19 January</small><br>2011
! '''{{ayd|2009|5|28|2011|1|19}}'''
|rowspan="3"|[[Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency|Haridwar]]<br/><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
|rowspan="3"|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|[[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries]]
| <small>19 January</small><br>2011
| <small>28 October</small><br>2012
! '''{{ayd|2011|1|19|2012|10|28}}'''
|-
|[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs]]
| <small>12 July</small><br>2011
| <small>28 October</small><br>2012
! '''{{ayd|2011|7|12|2012|10|28}}'''
|}
 
== List of District Congress Presidents ==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | District
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Organisational District
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | President
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Term
|-
!rowspan="2"|Almora
| Almora
| Bhupendra Singh Bhoj
|rowspan="27"| 2025
|-
| Ranikhet
| Deepak Kirola
|-
!Bageshwar
| Bageshwar
| Arjun Chandra Bhatt
|-
!Chamoli
| Chamoli DCC
| Suresh Dimri
|-
!Champawat
| Champawat
| Chirag Singh Fartyal
|-
!rowspan="3"|Dehradun
| Dehradun City
| Jasvinder Singh Gogi
|-
| Pacchuwadoon
| Sanjay Kishore
|-
| Parwadoon
| Mohit Uniyal
|-
!rowspan="4"|Haridwar
| Haridwar
| Baleshwar Singh
|-
| Haridwar City
| Aman Garg
|-
| Roorkee
| Furkan Ahmed
|-
| Roorkee City
| Rajendra Kumar Chaudhary
|-
!rowspan="2"|Nainital
| Nainital
| Rahul Chhimwal
|-
| Haldwani City
| Govind Singh Bisht
|-
!rowspan="3"|Pauri Garhwal
| Pauri Garhwal
| Vinod Singh Negi
|-
| Kotdwar
| Vikas Negi
|-
| Kotdwar City
| Meena Devi
|-
!rowspan="2"|Pithoragarh
| Pithoragarh
| Mukesh Pant
|-
| Didihat
| Manohar Singh Tolia
|-
!Rudraprayag
| Rudraprayag
| Kuldeep Kandari
|-
!rowspan="2"|Tehri Garhwal
| Tehri Garhwal
| Murari Lal Khandwal
|-
| Devprayag
| Uttam Aswal
|-
!rowspan="3"|Udham Singh Nagar
| Udham Singh Nagar
| Himanshu Gaba
|-
| Kashipur City
| Alka Pal
|-
| Rudrapur City
| Mamta Rani
|-
!rowspan="2"|Uttarkashi
| Uttarkashi
| Pradeep Singh Rawat
|-
| Purola
| Dinesh Chouhan
|-
|}
|}


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Congress Working Committee]]
* [[Congress Working Committee]]
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* [[Pradesh Congress Committee]]
* [[Pradesh Congress Committee]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand]]
* [[Uttarakhand Kranti Dal]]


==References==
==References==
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Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
PresidentGanesh Godiyal
ChairpersonYashpal Arya
(Leader of the Opposition)
Founded2000
Headquarters21 Rajpur Road, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand
Youth wingUttarakhand Youth Congress
Women's wingUttarakhand Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
Political positionCentre
ECI StatusA State Unit of Indian National Congress
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 5
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 3
Seats in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
20 / 70
Election symbol
Website
uttarakhandpradeshcongress.com
Not to be confused with Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.

Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee or UPCC 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 Ganesh Godiyal. 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.

Structure and composition[edit | edit source]

S.No. Name Designation
1. Kumari Selja AICC Incharge
Uttarakhand
2. Ganesh Godiyal 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 | edit source]

See also: List of state presidents of the Indian National Congress and List of presidents of the Indian National Congress
S.No. President Portrait Term Ref.
1 Harish Rawat 9 November 2000 October 2007
2 Yashpal Arya October 2007 12 June 2014 [2]
3 Kishore Upadhyaya 13 June 2014 3 May 2017 [3]
4 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 11 November 2025 [6]
(5) Ganesh Godiyal 11 November 2025 Incumbent [7]

List of chief ministers[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand
See also: List of chief ministers from the Indian National Congress
S.No. Portrait Chief Ministers Constituency Term in Office Assembly
(Election) 		Ministry Ref(s)
Start End Tenure
1 Narayan Datt Tiwari Ramnagar 2 March 2002 7 March 2007 5 years, 5 days 1st Assembly
(2002) 		Tiwari [8]
2 Vijay Bahuguna Sitarganj 13 March 2012 31 January 2014 1 year, 324 days 3rd Assembly
(2012) 		Bahuguna [9]
3 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 Leaders of Opposition[edit | edit source]

Main article: List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
S.no Name Portrait Term Assembly
(Election)
1 Harak Singh Rawat 13 March 2007 9 March 2012 4 years, 362 days 2nd Assmebly
(2007)
2 Indira Hridayesh 27 March 2017 13 June 2021 4 years, 78 days 4th Assembly
(2017)
3 Pritam Singh 23 July 2021 11 March 2022 231 days
4 Yashpal Arya 10 April 2022 Incumbent 4 years, 121 days 5th Assembly
(2022)

List of AICC Incharges[edit | edit source]

S.no Incharge Portrait Term
1. Ch. Birender Singh
2. Ambika Soni
3. Anugrah Narayan Singh 2 April 2018 11 September 2020 2 years, 162 days
4. Devender Yadav 11 September 2020 24 December 2023 3 years, 104 days
5. Kumari Selja 24 December 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 228 days

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

Main article: Elections in Uttarakhand
See also: Electoral history of the Indian National Congress

Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

See also: Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Year Legislature Party leader Votes polled Seats won Change in seats Outcome
2002 1st Vidhan Sabha Harish Rawat 769,991
36 / 70
 Template:New 36 Government
2007 2nd Vidhan Sabha 1,116,511
21 / 70
 Decrease 15 Opposition
2012 3rd Vidhan Sabha Yashpal Arya 1,436,042
32 / 70
 Increase 11 Government with PDF
2017 4th Vidhan Sabha Kishore Upadhyaya 1,665,664
11 / 70
 Decrease 21 Opposition
2022 5th Vidhan Sabha Ganesh Godiyal 2,038,509
19 / 70
 Increase 8

Lok Sabha elections[edit | edit source]

See also: Lok Sabha
Year Legislature Party leader Votes polled Seats won Change in seats Outcome
2004 14th Lok Sabha Harish Rawat 1,024,062
1 / 5
 Template:New 1 Government with UPA
2009 15th Lok Sabha Yashpal Arya 1,354,468
5 / 5
 Increase 4
2014 16th Lok Sabha 1,494,440
0 / 5
 Decrease 5 Opposition
2019 17th Lok Sabha Pritam Singh 1,520,767
0 / 5
 Steady
2024 18th Lok Sabha Karan Mahara 1,564,258
0 / 5
 Steady

List of Union Ministers[edit | edit source]

Cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister Portfolio Term in Office Constituency
(House) 		Prime Minister
Assumed Office Left Office Time in Office
1 Harish Rawat
(born 1948) 		Minister of Water Resources 28 October
2012 		31 January
2014 		1 year, 95 days Haridwar
(Lok Sabha) 		Manmohan Singh

Minister of State (MoS)[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister Portfolio Term in Office Constituency
(House) 		Prime Minister
Assumed Office Left Office Time in Office
1 Harish Rawat
(born 1948) 		Minister of State of Labour and Employment 28 May
2009 		19 January
2011 		1 year, 236 days Haridwar
(Lok Sabha) 		Manmohan Singh
Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries 19 January
2011 		28 October
2012 		1 year, 283 days
Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs 12 July
2011 		28 October
2012 		1 year, 108 days

List of District Congress Presidents[edit | edit source]

District Organisational District President Term
Almora Almora Bhupendra Singh Bhoj 2025
Ranikhet Deepak Kirola
Bageshwar Bageshwar Arjun Chandra Bhatt
Chamoli Chamoli DCC Suresh Dimri
Champawat Champawat Chirag Singh Fartyal
Dehradun Dehradun City Jasvinder Singh Gogi
Pacchuwadoon Sanjay Kishore
Parwadoon Mohit Uniyal
Haridwar Haridwar Baleshwar Singh
Haridwar City Aman Garg
Roorkee Furkan Ahmed
Roorkee City Rajendra Kumar Chaudhary
Nainital Nainital Rahul Chhimwal
Haldwani City Govind Singh Bisht
Pauri Garhwal Pauri Garhwal Vinod Singh Negi
Kotdwar Vikas Negi
Kotdwar City Meena Devi
Pithoragarh Pithoragarh Mukesh Pant
Didihat Manohar Singh Tolia
Rudraprayag Rudraprayag Kuldeep Kandari
Tehri Garhwal Tehri Garhwal Murari Lal Khandwal
Devprayag Uttam Aswal
Udham Singh Nagar Udham Singh Nagar Himanshu Gaba
Kashipur City Alka Pal
Rudrapur City Mamta Rani
Uttarkashi Uttarkashi Pradeep Singh Rawat
Purola Dinesh Chouhan

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Congress in States Archived 3 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine All India Congress Committee website.
  2. ↑ Chandramohan, C. K. (11 March 2012). "Uttarakhand suffers due to leadership deficit". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kishore Upadhyaya is new president of Uttarakhand Congress". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Pritam Singh appointed as new Uttarakhand Congress chief". Economic Times. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Outlook, India". Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Congress appoints Karan Mahara as Uttarakhand unit president". The Hindu. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ganesh Godiyal reappointed as Uttarakhand Congress chief ahead of 2027 Assembly polls". Outlook India. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Yadav, Shyamlal (26 February 2022). "Narayan Datt Tiwari, 9th UP CM and first Congress CM of Uttarakhand". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Uttarakhand Portal" (PDF). Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

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