The 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the
1st Vidhan Sabha (
Legislative Assembly) elections of the state of
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in the North India, northern part of India. It is often referred to as t ...
in
India
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, when the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...
emerged as the largest party with 36 seats in the 70-seat legislature in the election. The
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling p ...
became the official opposition, holding 19 seats.
Results
List of elected Assembly members
See also
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1st Uttarakhand Assembly
The 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the First Vidhan Sabha ( Legislative Assembly) elections of the state when the Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 36 seats in the 70-seat legislature in the election. ...
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Tiwari ministry
The Tiwari ministry was the Cabinet of Uttarakhand while it was headed by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, N. D. Tiwari
Narayan Datt Tiwari (18 October 1925 – 18 October 2018) was an Indian politician who served as the 9th Chief Ministe ...
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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
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
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2002 elections in India
Elections in the Republic of India in ''2002'' included elections to seven state legislative assemblies and the elections for the posts of President and vice-president.
Legislative Assembly elections Goa
Gujarat
Jammu & Kashmir
Manipur
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References
Result
{{Uttarakhand elections
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in the North India, northern part of India. It is often referred to as t ...
2002
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2000s in Uttarakhand