Although the demand for a separate state of Uttarakhand had started rising in 1952, in 1978, all sections of the society tried to give a systematic form to the movement for a separate Uttarakhand state by forming the Uttarakhand Sangharsh Vahini.
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In this sequence, in July 1979, the edge political party Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) was formed under the chairmanship of Dr. Devidutt Pant, former Vice Chancellor of Kumaon University.
It included educationists, social workers, environmentalists, students, women and people of all religions and ideologies. Its main objective was to achieve a separate state. To fulfill the objective, a resolution was taken to run a peaceful and non-violent movement and as a result of these movements, Uttarakhand was formed as a separate state on 9 November 2000 and an interim government was formed here.
Uttarakhand Assembly Constituency
Initially, according to the Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Bill 2000, only 30 MLAs were elected and nominated to the Legislative Assembly Legislative Council in Uttarakhand. But by re-delimitation of assembly constituencies in February 2008, the total number of assembly seats in the state became 71.
At present, there are 70 assembly seats in the state, out of which the nomination of a representative of the Anglo-Indian community is fixed for 1 seat. Due to the recent constitutional amendment, seats reserved for the Anglo-Indian community have now been abolished.
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Total assembly seats in Uttarakhand
There are total 70 assembly seats in Uttarakhand. Out of all these assembly seats, Haridwar and Dehradun districts have the highest number of 11 and 10 seats respectively. The most important assembly seats are in Champawat, Bageshwar and Rudraprayag. There are 2 assembly seats in these three districts.
Assembly seats and assembly constituencies in Uttarakhand
District / Assembly seats/ Assembly Area
- Dehradun / 10 / Vikasnagar, Dharampur, Dehradun, Rajpur (SC), Mussoorie, Rishikesh, Raipur, Doiwala, Sahaspur, Chakrata (SC)
- Haridwar / 11 / Roorkee, Pirankaliyar, Mangalore, BHEL, Jwalapur (SC), Jhabreda (A.J.), Laksar, Khanpur, Haridwar, Haridwar Rural
- Bhagwanpur (ST)
- Tehri Garhwal / 6 / Tehri, Ghansali (SC), Narendranagar, Devprayag, Pratapnagar., Dhanaulti
- Pauri Garhwal / 6 / Yamkeshwar, Kotdwar, Chaubattakhal, Lansdowne, Pauri (SC), Srinagar (SC)
- Nainital / 6 / Lalkua, Haldwani, Nainital (ST), Ramnagar, Bhimtal, Kaladhungi
- Pithoragarh / 4 / Didihat, Pithoragarh, Gangolihat (SC), Dharchula
- Almora / 6 / Dwarahat, Salt, Ranikhet, Almora, Jageshwar, Someshwar (SC)
- Udham Singh Nagar / 9 / Jaspur, Kashipur, Bajpur (SC), Khatima, Gadarpur, Rudrapur., Kichha, Sitarganj, Nanakmatta (SC)
- Chamoli / 3 / Badrinath, Karnaprayag, Tharali (SC)
- Champawat / 2 / Champawat, Lohaghat
- Bageshwar / 2 / Kapkot, Bageshwar (SC)
- Rudraprayag / 2 / Rudraprayag, Kedarnath
- Uttarkashi / 3 / Gangotri, Yamunotri, Purola (SC)
Rajya Sabha seats in Uttarakhand -
There are total 3 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttarakhand. At present, Mr. Anil Baluni, Mr. Naresh Bansal, Mr. Pradeep Tamta have been sent to Rajya Sabha on these three seats.
Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand -
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