2002 Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly election

The 2002 Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly election were the 1st Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) elections of the state of Uttaranchal in India, when the Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party and won a majority with 36 seats in the 70-seat legislature in the election. The Bharatiya Janata Party became the official opposition, holding 19 seats.^[1]

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2002 Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly election

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70 seats in the Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly 36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	54.34%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Narayan Datt Tiwari Bhagat Singh Koshyari Narayan Pal Party INC BJP BSP Leader since 2002 2001 2002 Leader's seat Ramnagar (by-election) Kapkot Sitarganj Seats won 36 19 7 Popular vote 7,69,991 7,28,134 3,12,842 Percentage 26.91% 25.45% 10.93%
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Chief Minister before election Bhagat Singh Koshyari BJP Elected Chief Minister Narayan Datt Tiwari INC

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This was the first time state assembly elections were held in Uttarakhand. It was the only Uttarakhand state election where the sitting chief minister did not lose his seat. This was also the only time the Nationalist Congress Party would win a seat in Uttarakhand. This would be the last time until 2017 that a party would secure a majority of seats and the only time the Indian National Congress managed to do so.