2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election

2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election

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70 seats in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly 36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	59.45% ( 5.11%)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Harak Singh Rawat Narayan Pal Party BJP INC BSP Alliance Post-poll alliance with UKD and Independents Leader since 2007 2007 2002 Leader's seat Dhumakot (by-election) Lansdowne Sitarganj Last election 19 36 7 Seats won 35 21 8 Seat change 16 15 1 Popular vote 12,03,726 7,69,991 3,12,842 Percentage 31.90% 29.59% 11.76% Swing 6.45% 2.68% 0.83%
Uttarakhand
Chief Minister before election Narayan Datt Tiwari INC Elected Chief Minister Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri BJP

The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the 2nd Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in the 70-seat legislature. One seat short of forming a majority, the BJP have had to rely on support from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and three Independents to form the government. The Indian National Congress became the official opposition, holding 21 seats.