Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee
Indian political party
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Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee or UPCC is the state wing of the Indian National Congress (INC) in Uttarakhand.[1] It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. The current president of the Uttarakhand PCC is Ganesh Godiyal. The committee has a significant presence in the state's politics and has been in power in the state several times since its formation in 2000.
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee | |
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| President | Ganesh Godiyal |
| Chairman | Yashpal Arya (Leader of the Opposition) |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Split from | UPCC |
| Headquarters | 21 Rajpur Road, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand |
| Youth wing | Uttarakhand Youth Congress |
| Women's wing | Uttarakhand Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre |
| ECI status | A State Unit of Indian National Congress |
| Alliance | Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 3
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 5
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| Seats in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | 20 / 70
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| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| uttarakhandpradeshcongress | |
Structure and composition
| S.No. | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kumari Selja | AICC Incharge Uttarakhand |
| 2. | Ganesh Godiyal | President Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 3. | Jyoti Rautela | President Uttarakhand Pradesh Mahila Congress |
| 4. | Vishal Singh Bhojak[2][3] | President Uttarakhand Pradesh Youth Congress |
| 5. | Vikas Negi | President Uttarakhand Pradesh NSUI |
List of presidents
| S.No. | President | Portrait | Term | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
| Harish Rawat | 9 November 2000 | October 2007 | |
| 2 | 
| Yashpal Arya | October 2007 | 12 June 2014 | [4] |
| 3 | 
| Kishore Upadhyaya | 13 June 2014 | 3 May 2017 | [5] |
| 4 | 
| Pritam Singh | 4 May 2017 | 22 July 2021 | [6] |
| 5 | 
| Ganesh Godiyal | 22 July 2021 | 10 April 2022 | [7] |
| 6 | 
| Karan Mahara | 10 April 2022 | 11 November 2025 | [8] |
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| Ganesh Godiyal | 11 November 2025 | Incumbent | [9] |
List of chief ministers
| S.No. | Portrait | Chief Ministers | Constituency | Term in Office | Assembly (Election) |
Ministry | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Tenure | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Narayan Datt Tiwari | Ramnagar | 2 March 2002 | 7 March 2007 | 5 years, 5 days | 1st Assembly (2002) |
Tiwari | [10] |
| 2 |  |
Vijay Bahuguna | Sitarganj | 13 March 2012 | 31 January 2014 | 1 year, 324 days | 3rd Assembly (2012) |
Bahuguna | [11] |
| 3 | |
Harish Rawat | Dharchula | 1 February 2014 | 27 March 2016 | 2 years, 55 days | Rawat | ||
| 21 April 2016 | 22 April 2016 | 1 day | |||||||
| 11 May 2016 | 18 March 2017 | 311 days (total 3 years and 2 days) | |||||||
List of Leaders of Opposition
| S.no | Name | Portrait | Term | Assembly (Election) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harak Singh Rawat |  |
13 March 2007 | 9 March 2012 | 4 years, 362 days | 2nd Assmebly (2007) |
| 2 | Indira Hridayesh |  |
27 March 2017 | 13 June 2021 | 4 years, 78 days | 4th Assembly (2017) |
| 3 | Pritam Singh | |
23 July 2021 | 11 March 2022 | 231 days | |
| 4 | Yashpal Arya | |
10 April 2022 | Incumbent | 4 years, 138 days | 5th Assembly (2022) |
List of AICC Incharges
| S.no | Incharge | Portrait | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ch. Birender Singh | .jpg) |
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| 2. | Ambika Soni |  |
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| 3. | Anugrah Narayan Singh | 2 April 2018 | 11 September 2020 | 2 years, 162 days | |
| 4. | Devender Yadav |  |
11 September 2020 | 24 December 2023 | 3 years, 104 days |
| 5. | Kumari Selja |  |
24 December 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 245 days |
Electoral performance
Legislative Assembly elections
| Year | Legislature | Party leader | Votes polled | Seats won | Change in seats | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1st Vidhan Sabha | Harish Rawat | 769,991 | 36 / 70 |  36 | Government |
| 2007 | 2nd Vidhan Sabha | 1,116,511 | 21 / 70 |  15 | Opposition | |
| 2012 | 3rd Vidhan Sabha | Yashpal Arya | 1,436,042 | 32 / 70 |  11 | Government with PDF |
| 2017 | 4th Vidhan Sabha | Kishore Upadhyaya | 1,665,664 | 11 / 70 | 21 | Opposition |
| 2022 | 5th Vidhan Sabha | Ganesh Godiyal | 2,038,509 | 19 / 70 |
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Lok Sabha elections
| Year | Legislature | Party leader | Votes polled | Seats won | Change in seats | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | Harish Rawat | 1,024,062 | 1 / 5 | 1 | Government with UPA |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | Yashpal Arya | 1,354,468 | 5 / 5 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | 1,494,440 | 0 / 5 | 5 | Opposition | |
| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | Pritam Singh | 1,520,767 | 0 / 5 |  | |
| 2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | Karan Mahara | 1,564,258 | 0 / 5 | |
List of Union Ministers
Cabinet ministers
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Term in Office | Constituency (House) |
Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||||
| 1 | |
Harish Rawat (born 1948) |
Minister of Water Resources | 28 October 2012 |
31 January 2014 |
1 year, 95 days | Haridwar (Lok Sabha) |
Manmohan Singh |
Minister of State (MoS)
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Term in Office | Constituency (House) |
Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||||
| 1 | |
Harish Rawat (born 1948) |
Minister of State of Labour and Employment | 28 May 2009 |
19 January 2011 |
1 year, 236 days | Haridwar (Lok Sabha) |
Manmohan Singh |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries | 19 January 2011 |
28 October 2012 |
1 year, 283 days | |||||
| Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs | 12 July 2011 |
28 October 2012 |
1 year, 108 days | |||||
List of District Congress Presidents
| District | Organisational District | President | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almora | Almora | Bhupendra Singh Bhoj | 2025 |
| Ranikhet | Deepak Kirola | ||
| Bageshwar | Bageshwar | Arjun Chandra Bhatt | |
| Chamoli | Chamoli DCC | Suresh Dimri | |
| Champawat | Champawat | Chirag Singh Fartyal | |
| Dehradun | Dehradun City | Jasvinder Singh Gogi | |
| Pacchuwadoon | Sanjay Kishore | ||
| Parwadoon | Mohit Uniyal | ||
| Haridwar | Haridwar | Baleshwar Singh | |
| Haridwar City | Aman Garg | ||
| Roorkee | Furkan Ahmed | ||
| Roorkee City | Rajendra Kumar Chaudhary | ||
| Nainital | Nainital | Rahul Chhimwal | |
| Haldwani City | Govind Singh Bisht | ||
| Pauri Garhwal | Pauri Garhwal | Vinod Singh Negi | |
| Kotdwar | Vikas Negi | ||
| Kotdwar City | Meena Devi | ||
| Pithoragarh | Pithoragarh | Mukesh Pant | |
| Didihat | Manohar Singh Tolia | ||
| Rudraprayag | Rudraprayag | Kuldeep Kandari | |
| Tehri Garhwal | Tehri Garhwal | Murari Lal Khandwal | |
| Devprayag | Uttam Aswal | ||
| Udham Singh Nagar | Udham Singh Nagar | Himanshu Gaba | |
| Kashipur City | Alka Pal | ||
| Rudrapur City | Mamta Rani | ||
| Uttarkashi | Uttarkashi | Pradeep Singh Rawat | |
| Purola | Dinesh Chouhan | ||
