Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2002

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2002

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70 seats in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly 36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	54.34%
Majority party Minority party   Leader N. D. Tiwari B. S. Koshyari Party INC BJP Alliance none none Leader since 2002 2001 Leader's seat Ramnagar (by-election) Kapkot Seats won 36 19 Popular vote 769,991 728,134 Percentage 26.91% 25.45%
Chief Minister before election B. S. Koshyari BJP Elected Chief Minister N. D. Tiwari INC

B. S. Koshyari
BJP

N. D. Tiwari
INC

The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2002 were the First Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) elections of the state when the Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 36 seats in the 70-seat legislature in the election. The Bharatiya Janata Party became the official opposition, holding 19 seats.

Result

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