Uttarakhand State Election Commission
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 30 July 2001 |
| Jurisdiction | Uttarakhand |
| Headquarters | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | sec |
The Uttarakhand State Election Commission[1] 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
[edit]The following have held the post of the State Election Commissioner of Uttarakhand.
| S. No. | Name | Term of office[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 72 days |
Elections
[edit]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 |
| 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 |
| 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[3] |
| 2015 | Third elections | Panchayat elections: December–January in Haridwar district[4] |
| 2018 | Fifth general elections | Municipal general elections: November in all 13 districts |
| 2019 | Sixth general elections | Panchayat general elections: November in 12 districts |
| Municipal elections: July in Bajpur and Srinagar, November in Roorkee | ||
Municipalities
[edit]Panchayats
[edit]- District Councils (Zila Panchayats)
- Block Development Councils (Block Panchayats)
- Gram Panchayats
See also
[edit]- Election Commission of India
- Local government in India
- Elections in Uttarakhand
- Local elections in Uttarakhand
References
[edit]- ^ "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