The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2017[1] was held on 15 February 2017 in a single phase for the 69 seats of the Vidhan Sabha in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Voting in the Karnaprayag constituency was postponed until the 9th March 2017 due to the death of BSP Candidate Kuldeep Kanwasi in a road accident. In the previous election in 2012, none of the parties won a majority but the Indian National Congress formed the government with the help of PDF in the leadership of Vijay Bahuguna.
The voter turnout for the 69 seats of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly that held on 15 February was 65.64%[2] which is less than the last election's voter turnout of 67.62%.
Schedule and Electorate
The schedule for the Uttarakhand Assembly Election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 4 January 2017 and elections took place on 15 February 2017. 69 out of 70 ACs went on to polls on the same day but polls were postponed for Karnaprayag Assembly constituency to 9 March. The results were announced on 11 March 2017.[3]Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines were used along with EVM in four assembly constituencies in Uttarakhand.[4]
Event
Date
Day
Date for Nominations
20 Jan 2017
Friday
Last Date for filing Nominations
27 Jan 2017
Friday
Date for scrutiny of nominations
30 Jan 2017
Monday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
01 Feb 2017
Wednesday
Date of poll
15 Feb 2017
Wednesday
Date of counting
11 Mar 2017
Saturday
Date before which the election shall be completed
15 Mar 2017
Wednesday
Assembly constituencies of Uttarakhand having VVPAT facility with EVMs. [5][6]
13.4
0.3
