# List of by-elections to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

The following is a list of by-elections held for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, India, since its formation in 2002.

## 2002–2007

| S.No. | Date | Constituency | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election |
| 1 | 8 August 2002 | 56 | Ramnagar | Yogambar Singh Rawat | Indian National Congress | Narayan Datt Tiwari | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | 28 September 2005 | 29 | Kotdwar | Surendra Singh Negi | Indian National Congress | Surendra Singh Negi | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | 28 September 2005 | 48 | Dwarahat | Bipin Chandra Tripathi | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | Pushpesh Tripathi | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal |

## 2007–2012

| S.No. | Date | Constituency | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election |
| 1 | 29 August 2007 | 30 | Dhumakot | Tejpal Singh Rawat | Indian National Congress | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | 28 May 2009 | 42 | Kapkot | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sher Singh Garhia | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | 14 September 2009 | 11 | Vikasnagar | Munna Singh Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kuldip Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party |

### Dhumakot Assembly By-election 2007

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Dhumakot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri | 22,708 | 70.76% | 30.16 |
| | INC | Surendra Singh Negi | 8,537 | 26.60% | 18.81 |
| | Independent | Manish Sundriyal | 848 | 2.64% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,171 | 44.16% | 39.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,093 | 59.79% | 4.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,986 | | 6.40 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 25.35 | |

### Kapkot Assembly by-election 2009

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election 2009: Kapkot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sher Singh Garhia | 13,823 | 45.04 | 12.62 |
| | NCP | Kunti Parihar | 6,656 | 21.68 | new |
| | INC | Chamu Singh Ghasiyal | 5,651 | 18.41 | 13.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,167 | 23.36 | 2.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,687 | 58.36 | 9.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 52,582 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.46 | |

### Assembly By-election 2009

2009 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Vikasnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kuldip Kumar | 24,934 | 37.12% | 3.25 |
| | INC | Nav Prabhat | 24,338 | 36.23% | 2.96 |
| | Independent | Munna Singh Chauhan | 14,807 | 22.04% | New |
| | Independent | Haridas Kataria | 702 | 1.05% | New |
| | SP | Gulfam Ali | 591 | 0.88% | 1.37 |
| | Independent | Nasim Ahmad | 378 | 0.56% | New |
| | Independent | Liyaqat | 350 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 596 | 0.89% | 6.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,175 | 58.88% | 4.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,14,092 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.25 | |

## 2012–2017

| S.No. | Date | Constituency | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election |
| 1 | 8 July 2012 | 68 | Sitarganj | Kiran Mandal | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vijay Bahuguna | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | 21 July 2014 | 23 | Doiwala | Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' | Bharatiya Janata Party | Hira Singh Bisht | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | 21 July 2014 | 42 | Dharchula | Harish Singh Dhami | Indian National Congress | Harish Rawat | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | 21 July 2014 | 51 | Someshwar (SC) | Ajay Tamta | Bharatiya Janata Party | Rekha Arya | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | 11 April 2015 | 28 | Bhagwanpur (SC) | Surendra Rakesh | Bahujan Samaj Party | Mamta Rakesh | Indian National Congress |

### Sitarganj Assembly Bye-election 2012

2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Sitarganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vijay Bahuguna | 53,766 | 77.14% | 56.13 |
| | BJP | Prakash Pant | 13,812 | 19.82% | 19.85 |
| | Independent | S. Ali | 793 | 1.14% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | D. S. Bisht | 668 | 0.96% | New |
| | Independent | P. Singh | 438 | 0.63% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,954 | 57.33% | 40.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,695 | 76.22% | 4.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,443 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 37.48 | |

### Dharchula Assembly By-election 2014

2014 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Dharchula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Harish Rawat | 31,214 | 74.63% | 41.68 |
| | BJP | Bishnu Datt Joshi | 10,610 | 25.37% | 3.52 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,028 | 2.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,604 | 49.26% | 38.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,824 | 52.61% | 14.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,469 | | 11.98 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Doiwala Assembly By-election 2014

2014 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Doiwala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Hira Singh Bisht | 35,980 | 52.49% | 23.51 |
| | BJP | Trivendra Singh Rawat | 29,468 | 42.99% | 12.35 |
| | Independent | Furqan | 1,508 | 2.20% | New |
| | INC | None of the above | 542 | 0.79% | 28.18 |
| | Independent | William Akbar Chand | 363 | 0.53% | New |
| | Independent | Rishi Kumar | 348 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,512 | 9.50% | 7.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,550 | 53.55% | 18.40 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,29,032 | | 20.57 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 21.85 | |

### Bhagwanpur Assembly By-election 2015

2015 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Bhagwanpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mamta Rakesh | 59,205 | 71.46% | 33.21 |
| | BJP | Rajpal Singh | 22,296 | 26.91% | 13.35 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 501 | 0.60% | New |
| | Independent | Pritam Singh | 269 | 0.32% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36,909 | 44.55% | 35.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,842 | 73.92% | 5.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 112,069 | | 13.72 |
| | INC gain from BSP | INC gain from BSP | Swing | 21.71 | |

## 2017–2022

| S.No. | Date | Constituency | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election |
| 1 | 28 May 2018 | 5 | Tharali (SC) | Magan Lal Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party | Munni Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | 25 November 2019 | 44 | Pithoragarh | Prakash Pant | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chandra Pant | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | 17 April 2021 | 49 | Salt | Surendra Singh Jeena | Bharatiya Janata Party | Mahesh Singh Jeena | Bharatiya Janata Party |

### Tharali Assembly Constituency

2018 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Tharali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Munni Shah | 25,737 | 49.04% | 5.64 |
| | INC | Jeet Ram | 23,756 | 45.27% | 10.00 |
| | | Kasbi Lal Shah | 1,365 | 2.60% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Kunwar Ram | 1,034 | 1.97% | 0.71 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 705 | 1.34% | New |
| | Independent | Beeri Ram | 587 | 1.12% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,981 | 3.77% | 4.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,479 | 51.98% | 6.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,02,569 | | 0.45 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 5.64 | |

### Pithoragarh Assembly Constituency

2019 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Pithoragarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Chandra Pant | 26,086 | 52.44% | 3.28 |
| | INC | Anju Lunthi | 22,819 | 45.88% | 0.72 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 844 | 1.70% | New |
| | SP | Manoj Kumar Bhatt | 835 | 1.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,267 | 6.57% | 2.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,740 | 45.65% | 17.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,09,957 | | 2.41 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.28 | |

### Salt Assembly Election

2021 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Salt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Mahesh Singh Jeena | 21,874 | 52.87% | 3.87 |
| | INC | Ganga Pancholi | 17,177 | 41.52% | 0.89 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 721 | 1.74% | New |
| | Independent | Surendra Singh | 620 | 1.50% | New |
| | Uttarakhand Parivartan Party | Jagdish Chandra | 493 | 1.19% | 0.58 |
| | Independent | Shiv Singh Rawat | 466 | 1.13% | New |
| | Independent | Pan Singh | 346 | 0.84% | New |
| | | Nand Kishor | 209 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,697 | 11.35% | 4.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,373 | 42.70% | 3.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,150 | | 1.48 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.87 | |

## 2022–2027

| S.No. | Date | Constituency | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election |
| 1 | 31 May 2022 | 55 | Champawat | Kailash Chandra Gahtori | Bharatiya Janata Party | Pushkar Singh Dhami | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | 9 September 2023 | 47 | Bageshwar (SC) | Chandan Ram Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | Parwati Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | 10 July 2024 | 4 | Badrinath | Rajendra Singh Bhandari | Indian National Congress | Lakhpat Singh Butola | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | 10 July 2024 | 33 | Manglaur | Sarwat Karim Ansari | Bahujan Samaj Party | Muhammad Nizamuddin | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | 20 November 2024 | 7 | Kedarnath | Shaila Rani Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party | Asha Nautiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |

### Champawat Assembly Constituency

2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Champawat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pushkar Singh Dhami | 58,258 | 93.50% | 43.24 |
| | INC | Nirmala Gahtori | 3,233 | 5.19% | 36.74 |
| | SP | Manoj Kumar Bhatt | 413 | 0.66% | New |
| | Independent | Himanshu Garhkoti | 402 | 0.65% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 377 | 0.61% | 0.86 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 55,025 | 88.31% | 80.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,306 | 64.43% | 2.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,619 | | 0.19 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 43.24 | |

### Bageshwar Assembly Constituency

2023 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Bageshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Parwati Das | 33,247 | 49.54 | 6.4 |
| | INC | Basant Kumar | 30,842 | 45.96 | 19.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,257 | 1.87 | 0.71 |
| | UKD | Arjun Kumar Dev | 857 | 1.28 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,405 | 3.58 | 12.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,289 | 55.85 | 6.11 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### Badrinath Assembly Constituency

2024 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Badrinath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Lakhpat Singh Butola | 28,167 | 51.93 | 4.05 |
| | BJP | Rajendra Singh Bhandari | 22,937 | 42.30 | 2.55 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 823 | 1.52 | 0.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,230 | 9.9 | 6.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,228 | 49.8 | 15.29 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Manglaur Assembly Constituency

2024 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election : Manglaur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Muhammad Nizamuddin | 31,727 | 37.91 | 1.41 |
| | BJP | Kartar Singh Bhadana | 31,305 | 37.4 | 16.04 |
| | BSP | Obaidur Rehman | 19,559 | 23.37 | 13.81 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 237 | 0.28 | 0.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 0.5 | 0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,699 | 69.73 | 5.85 |
| | INC gain from BSP | INC gain from BSP | Swing | | |

### Kedarnath Assembly Constituency

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Kedarnath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Asha Nautiyal | 23,814 | 43.74 | 7.7 |
| | INC | Manoj Rawat | 18,192 | 33.42 | 12.74 |
| | Independent | Tribhuwan Rawat | 9,311 | 17.10 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 834 | 1.53 | 0.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,622 | 10.32 | 3.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,526 | 58.89% | 6.39 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |