title: 2008 Uttarakhand local elections
text: # 2008 Uttarakhand local elections
  
  The 2008 Uttarakhand Municipal general elections and 2008 Uttarakhand Panchayat general elections were held in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
  
  Elections are not held in the nagar panchayats of Badrinath, Kedarnath and Gangotri due to their status of temporary settlements. Local interim administration councils administer these three pilgrimage sites for a period of six months during the summers.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Municipal Corporation Mayoral result
  
  Municipal Corporation Mayoral result :
  
  | S. No. | Municipal Corporation | District | Winner | Party | Party | Runner-up | Party | Party | Margin |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dehradun Municipal Corporation | Dehradun | Vinod Chamoli | Bharatiya Janata Party | | Rajni Rawat | Independent | | 16,573 |
  
  ### Municipal general election results
  
  Municipal general election results :
  
  | Party | Party | Mayors/Chairpersons | Mayors/Chairpersons | Corporators/Ward Members | Corporators/Ward Members | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Seats | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats | +/- |
  | Bharatiya Janata Party | | 18 | | 177 | | 195 |
  | Indian National Congress | | 17 | | 135 | | 152 |
  | Bahujan Samaj Party | | 3 | | 10 | | 13 |
  | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | | 0 | | 6 | | 6 |
  | Samajwadi Party | | 0 | | 5 | | 5 |
  | Independents | | 22 | | 300 | | 322 |
  | Total | Total | 60 | | 633 | | 693 |
  
  ### Panchayat general election results
  
  Panchayat general election results :
  
  | District | Members of District Councils | Members of District Councils | Members of Block Councils | Members of Block Councils | Presidents of Village Councils | Presidents of Village Councils |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | District | Seats | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats | +/- |
  | Almora | 48 | | 405 | | 1146 | |
  | Bageshwar | 19 | | 120 | | 397 | |
  | Chamoli | 27 | | 249 | | 601 | |
  | Champawat | 15 | | 130 | | 290 | |
  | Dehradun | 33 | | 240 | | 403 | |
  | Haridwar | No elections were held in Haridwar district | No elections were held in Haridwar district | No elections were held in Haridwar district | No elections were held in Haridwar district | No elections were held in Haridwar district | No elections were held in Haridwar district |
  | Nainital | 26 | | 257 | | 460 | |
  | Pauri Garhwal | 49 | | 432 | | 1208 | |
  | Pithoragarh | 35 | | 299 | | 669 | |
  | Rudraprayag | 19 | | 116 | | 323 | |
  | Tehri Garhwal | 45 | | 350 | | 979 | |
  | Udham Singh Nagar | 32 | | 273 | | 309 | |
  | Uttarkashi | 23 | | 204 | | 454 | |
  | Total | 371 | | 3075 | | 7239 | |
  