The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the
2nd Vidhan Sabha (
Legislative Assembly) election 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
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when 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 ...
emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in the 70-seat legislature. One seat short of forming a majority, the BJP have had to rely on support from the
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and three
Independents to form the government. 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 ...
became the official opposition, holding 21 seats.
Results
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 ...
emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in a house of 70. They were still one short of the majority to form a government. After much wrangling it was announced that the
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and the three
Independents would be supporting the government. The incumbent
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 ...
Government lost as they had only 21 seats out of 70 seats.
After protracted discussions it was announced the
B. C. Khanduri
Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), AVSM, (born 1 October 1934) is an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2007 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012. He was a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha representing the ...
would be Chief Minister and
B. S. Koshyari
Bhagat Singh Koshyari (born 17 June 1942) is an Indian politician serving as the 22nd and current Governor of Maharashtra from 5 September 2019.
An RSS veteran, Koshyari served as National Vice-President of BJP and party's 1st State president f ...
was to manage party work.
List of elected Assembly members
See also
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2nd Uttarakhand Assembly
The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the second Vidhan Sabha ( Legislative Assembly) election of the state. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats ...
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First Khanduri ministry
This is the Cabinet of Uttarakhand headed by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, B. C. Khanduri
Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), AVSM, (born 1 October 1934) is an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 20 ...
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Pokhriyal ministry
This is the Cabinet of Uttarakhand headed by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Ramesh Pokhriyal from 2009–2011.
Council of Ministers
Here is the list of ministers.
* Cabinet Ministers:
# Matbar Singh Kandari - ''Irrigation, Minor Irrigation ...
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Second Khanduri ministry
This is the Cabinet of Uttarakhand headed by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, B. C. Khanduri from 2011–2012.
Council of Ministers
Here is the list of ministers.
* Cabinet Ministers:
# Matbar Singh Kandari - Irrigation, Minor Irrigatio ...
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Elections in Uttarakhand
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Politics of Uttarakhand
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2007 elections in India
The State Assembly elections in India, 2007 took place between 8 February 2007 and 23 February 2007 for Indian States of Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Elections for Gujarat were held in December 2007.
R ...
References
External links
Elected Members of Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand, Official list Govt. of Uttarakhand.
{{Uttarakhand elections
2007
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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 ...