2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election

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2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election

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70 seats in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly 36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	54.34%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Narayan Datt Tiwari Bhagat Singh Koshyari Narayan Pal Party INC BJP BSP Leader since 2002 2001 2002 Leader's seat Ramnagar (by-election) Kapkot Sitarganj Seats won 36 19 7 Popular vote 7,69,991 7,28,134 3,12,842 Percentage 26.91% 25.45% 10.93%
Uttarakhand
Chief Minister before election Bhagat Singh Koshyari BJP Elected Chief Minister Narayan Datt Tiwari INC

The 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the 1st Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) elections of the state of Uttarakhand in India, 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.