2002 Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly election

The 2002 Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly election were the 1st Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) elections of the state of Uttaranchal in India, when the Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party and won a majority with 36 seats in the 70-seat legislature in the election. The Bharatiya Janata Party became the official opposition, holding 19 seats. This was the first time state assembly elections were held in Uttarakhand. It was the only Uttarakhand state election where the sitting chief minister did not lose his seat. This was also the only time the Nationalist Congress Party would win a seat in Uttarakhand. This would be the last time until 2017 that a party would secure a majority of seats and the only time the Indian National Congress managed to do so. == Interim Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly (2000-2002) == == Parties and alliances == === Indian National Congress === === National Democratic Alliance === === Others === == Results == == List of elected Assembly members == == See also == 1st Uttarakhand Assembly Tiwari ministry Elections in Uttarakhand Politics of Uttarakhand 2002 elections in India == References == == External links == Result Elections results