List of parliamentary constituencies in Uttarakhand
The following is the list of the parliamentary constituencies in Uttarakhand as of recent-most delimitation of the Lok Sabha constituencies in 2008.
Lok Sabha
Current constituencies
The Lok Sabha (meaning "House of the People") is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Uttarakhand state elects five members and they are directly elected by the state electorates of Uttarakhand. Members are elected for five years with first-past-the-post voting. The number of seats, allocated to the state/union territory are determined by the population of the state/union territory.
Keys:
BJP (5)
Source: Parliament of India (Lok Sabha)[1]
Former constituency
- Nainital (2000–2009)
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Uttarakhand state elects three members and they are indirectly elected by the members of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. Members are elected for six years and one-third of members are retired after every two years. The number of seats allocated to the party, are determined by the number of seats a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections within the state legislatures are held using single transferable voting with proportional representation.
Current members
Keys:
BJP (2)
INC (1)
Source: Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha)[2]
No. | Current member[3] |
Party | Date of appointment |
Date of retirement |
Election |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pradeep Tamta | Indian National Congress | 5 July 2016 | 4 July 2022 | 2016 |
2 | Anil Baluni | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 April 2018 | 2 April 2024 | 2018 |
3 | Naresh Bansal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 26 November 2020 | 25 November 2026 | 2020 |
See also
References
- Current Lok Sabha members from Uttarakhand
- Current Rajya Sabha members from Uttarakhand
- "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.