2026 Uttarakhand local elections

2026 Uttarakhand municipal elections
9 June 2026
21 seats of the urban local bodies in Uttarakhand
Turnout76.36% (Increase 10.95 pp)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mahendra Bhatt Ganesh Godiyal none
Party BJP INC Independent
Leader since 2022 2025
Last election 2 1 5
Seats won 9[a] 3 9
Seat change Increase 7 Increase 2 Increase 4

The 2026 Uttarakhand Municipal elections[2][3][4][5] were held on 9 June 2026 to elect members of 3 municipalities in the state whose election could not happen with 100 other municipalites in 2025. Elections were conducted in 1 municipal council and 2 nagar panchayats and the results were declared on 11 June 2026.

Though the Bharatiya Janata Party won the Narendranagar municipality's chairman post unopposed and won a majority of the wards in the municipality, it faced setbacks in the newly formed rural to urban bodies of Pati and Garhinegi. The elected chairpersons of Garhinegi and Pati were incidentally BJP rebels who had been denied ticket by the party. They affirmed their support to the party after their victory. While both the BJP and the Congress did not field candidates in wards of Pati and Garhinegi, Congress did not contest in any municipal chairman post. The party only fielded candidates in wards of Narendranagar municipality, of which it won 3. Ultimately both BJP and independent candidates emerged as the top getters securing 9 seats each.[6]

Background

The local body elections in Kichha, Pati, Narendranagar and Garhinegi were initially delayed due to ward delimitation updates and caste-based reservation revisions. Following the declaration for the schedule for the 100 other urban local bodies in December 2024, the State Election Commission officially separated the remaining urban councils due to delayed boundary restructuring and prepared the rollout for the rural panchayat layout. Finally on 25 May 2026, the election commission announced the schedule for elections for these bodies. Despite this however, elections in Kichha remain suspended due to judicial and delimitation issues.[2]

Election schedule

The election schedule was announced by the state election commission on 25 May 2026.[3]

Poll Event Schedule
Notification Date 27 May 2026
Last Date for filing nomination 29 May 2026
Scrutiny of nomination 30 May 2026
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 31 May 2026
Allotment of Symbols 1 June 2026
Date of Poll 9 June 2026
Date of Counting of Votes 11 June 2026

Parties and Alliance

Alliance/Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Mahendra Bhatt 3
Indian National Congress Ganesh Godiyal 0

Voter turnout

District Seats (Chairpersons) Turnout (%)
Tehri Garhwal 1 56.62 (lowest)
Champawat 1 77.99
Udham Singh Nagar 1 90.61 (highest)
Total 3 76.36

Results

Municipal Council Chairperson

Municipal Council Chairperson election[7]
S. No. Municipal Council District Winning candidate Winning party Runner up Runner up party Margin
1 Narendranagar Tehri Garhwal Rajendra Vikram Singh Panwar Bharatiya Janata Party Won uncontested[8]

Nagar Panchayat Chairpersons

Nagar Panchayat Chairpersons election[9]
S. No. Nagar Panchayat District Winning candidate Winning party Runner up Runner up party Margin
1 Pati Champawat Narayan Lal Independent Naveen Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 164
2 Garhinegi Udham Singh Nagar Abhishekh Sukhija[10] Bharatiya Janata Party[b] Sachin Bathla 94

Party-wise

Municipal general election results
Party Chairpersons Ward Members Total
Seats +/- Seats +/- Seats +/-
Bharatiya Janata Party 2[c] Increase 1 7 Increase6 9 Increase7
Indian National Congress 0 Steady 3 Increase2 3 Increase2
Independent 1 Increase 1 8 Increase 3 9 Increase 4
Total 3 Increase2 18 Increase11 21 Increase13

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Abhishek Sukhuja who is a BJP member but was not the official party candidate. However, officially he fought as an independent candidate.
  2. ↑ Contested against the official BJP candidate as an independent but is an active party member and has affirmed his position and support.
  3. ↑ Includes Abhishek Sukhuja who is a BJP member but was not the official party candidate. However, officially he fought as an independent candidate.

References

  1. ↑ Pandey, Ganesh (9 June 2026). "लोकतंत्र का महापर्व: भीषण गर्मी में भी टूटा रिकॉर्ड, नवसृजित गढ़ीनेगी में 90.6% और पाटी में 77.99% बंपर मतदान". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Uttarakhand Local Body Elections: Voting June 9, Counting June 11". bhaskar.com. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Uttarakhand:प्रदेश के इन तीन नगर निकायों में बजा चुनावी बिगुल, निर्वाचन आयोग ने जारी की अधिसूचना - Uttarakhand Election Commission Issues Notification For Elections In Three Municipal Bodies - Amar Ujala Hindi News Live". amarujala.com. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "उत्तराखंड के तीन जिलों में निकाय चुनाव की तारीखें तय, 9 जून को डलेंगे वोट, आचार संहिता लागू | Uttarakhand Nikaye Chunav Dates Announced Narendranagar Gadhinegi Pati". patrika.com. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "उत्तराखंड के इन तीन निकायों में आदर्श आचार संहिता लागू, जानें कारण". etvbharat.com. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  6. ↑ खान, दानिश (11 June 2026). "उत्तराखंड: पाटी और गढ़ीनेगी में भाजपा पर भारी पड़े निर्दलीय, निकाय चुनाव परिणामों ने बढ़ाई संगठन की चिंता". abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "नरेंद्र नगर नगर पालिका चुनाव परिणाम घोषित, अध्यक्ष समेत 4 वार्डों पर BJP जीती, कांग्रेस को 3 सीट". ETV Bharat Uttarakhand (in Hindi). 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tehri: Setback to Congress in Narendranagar municipal polls as BJP's Rajendra Panwar elected unopposed". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). New Tehri. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "उत्तराखंड नवगठित नगर निकाय चुनाव परिणाम: चंपावत के पाटी नगर पंचायत अध्यक्ष पद पर निर्दलीय की जीत". ETV Bharat Uttarakhand. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Big News: President of two Nagar Panchayats join BJP". Uttarakhand City News. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
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