The 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the
3rd Vidhan Sabha
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(
Legislative Assembly) election of the state of
Uttarakhand in
India. Elections were held on 30 January 2012 when
Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 32 seats in the 70-seat legislature and formed the government with the help of
Progressive Democratic Front alliance (
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), alon ...
,
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P) and
Independents). The
Bharatiya Janata Party with 31 seats served as the official opposition.
Results
The
Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 32 seats in a house of 70. They were still four short of the majority to form a government. After much wrangling it was announced that the
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), alon ...
,
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P) and the three
Independents would be supporting the government. The incumbent
Bharatiya Janata Party Government lost as they had only 31 seats out of 70 seats, lagging just one seat behind Indian National Congress.
After protracted discussions it was announced the
Vijay Bahuguna
Vijay Bahuguna (born 28 February 1947) is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is the eldest son of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, an independence activist and politician, and also a former Chief Minister of Ut ...
would be Chief Minister and
Harish Rawat would continue to serve as the Union Minister for Water Resources in the UPA government at Union level.
List of elected Assembly members
See also
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3rd Uttarakhand Assembly
The 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the third Vidhan Sabha ( Legislative Assembly) election of the state. Elections were held on 30 January 2012 when Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 32 seats in the 7 ...
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Bahuguna ministry
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Harish Rawat ministry
This is the Cabinet of Uttarakhand headed by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat from 2014–2017.
Ca ...
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Elections in Uttarakhand
Elections for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha) in Uttarakhand state, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The legislative assembly of Uttarakhand creates laws regarding the conduct of ...
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Politics of Uttarakhand
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2012 elections in India
The elections in 2012 were scheduled for seven Vidhan Sabhas and several local elections were also conducted. The 14th presidential election to elect the 13th president of the republic was also held in 2012. The tenure of the legislative assembli ...
References
*http://ceo.uk.gov.in/files/Election2012/RESULTS_2012_Uttarakhand_State.pdf
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