2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Uttarakhand on 14 February 2022 to elect 70 members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 10 March 2022.
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All 70 seats in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly 36 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
The tenure of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 23 March 2022.[1] The previous assembly elections were held in February 2017. After the election, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Trivendra Singh Rawat becoming Chief Minister.[2]
Political Developments
Amidst the internal turmoil of the state BJP, and the mounting pressure of BJP MLAs against himself, the sitting Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, BJP resigned on 9 March 2021.[3] Tirath Singh Rawat was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of the state on 10 March 2021.[4]
On 2 July 2021, Tirath Singh Rawat resigned from the Chief Minister's post to avoid constitutional crisis in the state.[5] On 3 July 2021, Pushkar Singh Dhami was sworn-in as the 10th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, assuming office on 4 July 2021.[6]
In January 2021, Arvind Kejriwal announced that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would be contesting in six state elections in 2022 including Uttarakhand.[7] On 17 August 2021, AAP declared Col. Ajay Kothiyal as their Chief Ministerial candidate for the assembly election.[8]
Election schedule
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 8 January 2022.[9]
| S.No. | Event | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Date for Nominations | 21 January 2022 | Friday |
| 2. | Last Date for filing Nominations | 28 January 2022 | Friday |
| 3. | Date for scrutiny of nominations | 29 January 2022 | Saturday |
| 4. | Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 31 January 2022 | Monday |
| 5. | Date of poll | 14 February 2022 | Monday |
| 6. | Date of counting | 10 March 2022 | Thursday |
Parties and alliances
National Democratic Alliance
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Male Candidates | Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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|
Pushkar Singh Dhami |  |
70 | TBD | TBD |
United Progressive Alliance
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Male Candidates | Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress | 
|
|
Harish Rawat | 
|
70 | TBD | TBD |
Aam Aadmi Party
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Male Candidates | Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aam Aadmi Party | .svg){kind=logo}
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|
Col. Ajay Kothiyal | 
|
70[10] | TBD | TBD |
Left Front
| No. | Party[11] | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats contested | Male candidates | Female candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Communist Party of India | 
|
|
Samar Bhandari | 
|
TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | _Flag.jpg){kind=small}
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|
Rajendra Singh Negi |
|
TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) | 
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Raja Bahuguna |
|
TBD | TBD | TBD |
Others
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Photo | Seats Contested | Male Candidates | Female Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 
|
|
Naresh Gautam |
|
70[12] | TBD | TBD |
| 2. | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | 
|
|
Diwakar Bhatt |
|
70[13] | TBD | TBD |
| 3. | Samajwadi Party | File:Samajwadi Party Flag.jpg | 
|
Satyanarayan Sachan |
|
70[14] | TBD | TBD |
| 4. | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 
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Nayyar Kazmi |
|
TBD | TBD | TBD |
Candidates
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls
| Active Parties |
| Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Indian National Congress |
| Aam Aadmi Party |
| Others |
| Date | Polling agency | style="background:gray;
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Lead | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | INC | AAP | Others | ||||
| 14 January 2022 | Zee News[16] | 31-35 | 33-37 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-6 | Hung |
| 38.8% | 40.1% | 12.5% | 8.6% | 1.3% | |||
| 14 January 2022 | Jan ki Baat[17] | 34-38 | 24-33 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-14 | Hung |
| 38% | 36% | 13% | 13% | 2% | |||
| 10 January 2022 | ABP News - C-Voter[18][19] | 31-37 | 30-36 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-7 | Hung |
| 38.6% | 37.2% | 12.6% | 11.7% | 1.4% | |||
| 5 January 2022 | ETG Research - India Ahead[20] | 46-50 | 16-20 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 26-34 | BJP majority |
| 43.7% | 32.9% | 13.2% | 10.3% | 10.8% | |||
| 22 December 2021 | NewsX - Pollstrat[21] | 36-41 | 25-30 | 2-4 | 0 |
6-16 |
BJP majority |
|
40.5% |
34.2% | 10.4% | 14.9% | 6.3% | |||
| 11 December 2021 | ABP News - C-Voter[22] | 33-39 | 29-35 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-10 | Hung |
|
39.8% |
35.7% | 12.6% | 11.9% | 4.1% | |||
| 12 November 2021 | ABP News - C-Voter[23] | 36-40 | 30-34 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
2-10 |
BJP majority |
|
41.4% |
36.3% | 11.8% | 10.5% | 5.1% | |||
| 8 October 2021 | ABP News - C-Voter[24] |
42-46 |
21-25 | 0-4 | 0-2 |
17-25 |
BJP majority |
|
44.6% |
34.0% | 14.7% | 6.7% | 10.6% | |||
| 3 September 2021 | ABP News - C-Voter[25] |
44-48 |
19-23 | 0-4 | 0-2 |
21-29 |
BJP majority |
|
43.1% |
32.6% | 14.6% | 9.7% | 10.5% | |||
| 18 March 2021 | ABP News - C-Voter[26] | 24-30 |
32-38 |
2-8 | 0-9 |
2-14 |
Hung |
| 38.3% |
40.8% |
9.2% | 11.7% | 2.5% |
See also
References
- ↑ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Trivendra Singh Rawat takes oath as Uttarakhand Chief Minister". The Hindu. 18 March 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Trivendra Singh Rawat resigns, new CM to be decided on Wednesday in Dehradun". The Economic Times. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ "Tirath Singh Rawat sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand". The Hindu. 10 March 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ "Tirath Singh Rawat resigns as Uttarakhand CM, BJP MLAs' meet today in Dehradun at 3pm". India Today. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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- ↑ "AAP to contest polls in 6 states, including Himachal Pradesh, UP, Gujarat". Hindustan Times. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ↑ "Ajay Kothiyal, ex-Army man, to be AAP's CM candidate in Uttarakhand: Kejriwal". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ↑ "Assembly elections 2022: Check complete schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur & Punjab". Hindustan Times. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "AAP Will Contest All 70 Seats In 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly Polls: Manish Sisodia". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ↑ "Left Unity In Uttarakhand". Deshabhimani. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "BSP to fight UP, Uttarakhand polls alone, announces Mayawati". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ↑ "उत्तराखंड की सभी 70 सीटों पर चुनाव लड़ेगा उत्तराखंड क्रांति दल : ऐरी". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "SP to contest all 70 seats in Uttarakhand". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "Uttarakhand Election 2022: Uttarakhand Kranti Dal released the first list of 14 candidates, see who got the ticket". News NCR. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "ZEE Opinion Poll: जानिए किस पार्टी को सत्ता सौंपने की तैयारी में उत्तराखंड की जनता". www.zeenews.india.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "India News: Jan Ki Baat Opinion Poll Is Out Amid Assembly Elections In 2022". Everything Experiential. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "ABP CVoter Survey LIVE: Will BJP Return In UP, Uttarakhand, Goa? Who Will Form Govt In Punjab?". news.abplive.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Ahead, India (5 January 2022). "BJP To Sweep Uttarakhand Polls With 50 Seats: India Ahead-ETG opinion poll - India Ahead". Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Polstrat-NewsX Pre-Poll Survey: Who's winning Uttarakhand?". www.newsx.com. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "ABP News-CVoter Survey: BJP Could Retain Uttarakhand Despite Anti-Incumbency". news.abplive.com. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ABP-CVoter 2022 Uttarakhand Election Survey: BJP Ahead In Hill State But Congress Closing Gap". news.abplive.com. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "ABP-CVoter Survey: Will BJP Maintain Stronghold in Uttarakhand Under CM Dhami's Leadership?". 8 October 2021.
- ↑ Bureau, ABP News (3 September 2021). "ABP - Cvoter 2022 Election Survey: BJP Yet Again In The Driver's Seat In Uttarakhand". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ Bureau, ABP News (18 March 2021). "ABP-CVoter Uttarakhand Predictions: BJP's Loss Likely To Be Congress' Gain; Will Anti-Incumbency Set In?". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.