Uttarakhand State Election Commission

Indian state election authority

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Uttarakhand State Election Commission
Agency overview
Formed	30 July 2001
Jurisdiction	Uttarakhand
Headquarters	Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Agency executive	Sushil Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner
Website	sec.uk.gov.in

The Uttarakhand State Election Commission is an autonomous, independent, constitutional and statutory authority of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It was formed on 30 July 2001 under the Constitution of India through the provisions of the 73rd and 74th Amendments Act of 1992.

List of State Election Commissioners

The following have held the post of the State Election Commissioner of Uttarakhand.

S. No.	Name	Term of office
1.	Durgesh Joshi IAS (Retd.)	30 June 2001	16 January 2005	3 years, 200 days
2.	R. K. Verma IAS (Retd.)	16 January 2005	3 April 2008	3 years, 78 days
3.	Vipin Chandra Chandola IAS (Retd.)	4 April 2008	17 September 2010	2 years, 166 days
4.	Harish Chandra Joshi IAS (Retd.)	18 September 2010	15 August 2013	2 years, 331 days
5.	Subardhan IAS (Retd.)	4 September 2013	18 June 2018	4 years, 287 days
6.	Chandrashekhar Bhatt IAS (Retd.)	11 July 2018	10 July 2024	5 years, 365 days
7.	Sushil Kumar IAS (Retd.)	29 August 2024	Till date	144 days

Elections

As of 2019 the thirteen districts in Uttarakhand had conducted six general elections.

Year	Election Details
2003	First general elections	Municipal general elections: January–February in all 13 districts
2003	First general elections	Panchayat general elections: February–April in 12 districts
2005	First elections	Panchayat elections: September–October in Haridwar district
2008	Second general elections	Municipal general elections: March–April 2008 in all 13 districts
2008	Second general elections	Panchayat general elections: July–September in 12 districts
2010	Second elections	Panchayat elections: December in Haridwar district
2013	Third general elections	Municipal general elections: April in all 13 districts
2014	Fourth general elections	Panchayat general elections: June in 12 districts
2015	Third elections	Panchayat elections: December–January in Haridwar district
2018	Fifth general elections	Municipal general elections: November in all 13 districts
2019	Sixth general elections	Panchayat general elections: November in 12 districts
2019	Sixth general elections	Municipal elections: July in Bajpur and Srinagar, November in Roorkee

Municipalities

Main articles: Municipal governance in India and List of urban local bodies in Uttarakhand

Panchayats

Main article: Panchayati raj in India

District Councils (Zila Panchayats)
Block Development Councils (Block Panchayats)
Gram Panchayats

References

"eUttranchal.com". www.euttranchal.com. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
RTI Manual sec.uk.gov.in
Panchayat 2014 Adhisoochna sec.uk.gov.in
Election notification sec.uk.gov.in

External links

Official website

State of Uttarakhand

State capitals: legislative: Dehradun (winter); Bhararisain (summer); judicial: Nainital

Government

Symbols	Day Emblem Song Motto
Executive	Governor Chief Minister Council of Ministers Cabinets Chief Secretary Gazette Agencies Departments Disaster Response Force Fire and Emergency Services Provincial Armed Constabulary Forest Department Police Department Public Service Commission Provincial Civil Service Provincial Police Service Provincial Forest Service
Legislature	Legislative Assembly History Speaker Leader of the Opposition
Judiciary	High Court Chief Justice Judges Bar Council Lok Adalat Lokayukta

History

Ancient
kingdoms

Medieval
kingdoms

Colonial
Uttarakhand

Company rule	Ceded and Conquered Provinces North-Western Provinces Agra Presidency
Crown rule	United Provinces of Agra and Oudh United Provinces of Agra and Oudh United Provinces

Contemporary
Uttarakhand

Geography
and
ecology

Geological
features

Mountains	Great Himalayas Garhwal Himalayas Sivalik Hills Mountain peaks Bugyals Lakes
Plains	Bhabar Terai Doab Ganges Basin

Ecoregions

Highlands	Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests Himalayan subtropical pine forests
Lowlands	Western Himalayan broadleaf forests Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests Terai–Duar savanna and grasslands Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests

Demographics

Ethnic
groups

Indo-Aryans	Garhwalis Kumaonis Jaunsaris Buksas Tharus
Tibeto-Burmans	Bhotiyas Shaukas Rajis Jads Banrawats
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes	Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes

Languages

Official

Spoken

Indo-Aryan	Garhwali Kumaoni Jaunsari Bangani Buksa Tharu
Tibeto-Burman	Rongpo Byangsi Chaudangsi Darmiya Raji Rawat Jad

Administrative
divisions

Urban	Districts Tehsils Urban Local Bodies Municipal Corporations
Rural	Parganas Community Development Blocks

Politics

Tourism

Monuments	World Heritage Site Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Ramsar Wetland Asan Barrage Monuments of National Importance State Protected Monuments Temples Tourist attractions in Dehradun
Chardham circuit	Gangotri Yamunotri Yamunotri Temple Badrinath Badrinath Temple Kedarnath Kedarnath Temple Sapta Badri Panch Kedar Panch Prayag Gomukh
National parks	Gangotri Govind Pashu Vihar Jim Corbett Nanda Devi Rajaji Valley of Flowers

Sports

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