List of urban local bodies in Uttarakhand

List of Municipal Corporations in Uttarakhand
Main articles: Municipal Corporation (India) and List of municipal corporations in Uttarakhand

List of Municipal Councils in Uttarakhand
Main article: Municipal Council (India)

List of Nagar Panchayats in Uttarakhand
Main article: Nagar panchayat

List of Cantonment Boards in Uttarakhand
Main article: Cantonment board

District-wise details
№
District
Urban Local Bodies
Municipal Corporations Municipal Councils Nagar Panchayats Cantonment Boards Total
1 Almora 0 2 3 2 7
2 Bageshwar 0 1 1 0 2
3 Chamoli 0 4 6 0 10
4 Champawat 0 2 2 0 4
5 Dehradun 2 4 1 4 11
6 Haridwar 2 3 4 1 10
7 Nainital 1 3 3 1 8
8 Pauri Garhwal 1 3 2 1 7
9 Pithoragarh 0 3 2 0 5
10 Rudraprayag 0 1 4 0 5
11 Tehri Garhwal 0 5 5 0 10
12 Udham Singh Nagar 2 7 7 0 16
13 Uttarkashi 0 3 3 0 6
Total 8 41 43 9 101

Elections
Main articles: Local body elections in Uttarakhand and Uttarakhand State Election Commission

Elections to the urban local bodies in Uttarakhand are held once in five years, are conducted by Uttarakhand State Election Commission. Both direct and indirect elections apply for the urban local bodies.[1] Direct election posts include:

  1. Municipal Corporation: Mayor and Corporators
  2. Municipal Council: Chairperson and Councillors
  3. Nagar Panchayat: Chairperson and Ward Members

Indirect election posts include:

  1. Municipal Corporation: Deputy Mayor
  2. Municipal Council: Deputy Chairperson
  3. Nagar Panchayat: Deputy Chairperson

Various statutory/standing committees are also elected by the way of indirect elections.

The cantonment boards consists of eight elected members, three nominated military members, three ex-officio members (station commander, garrison engineer and senior executive medical officer), and one representative of the district magistrate.

See also

References
  1. Indusnettechnologies, Goutam Pal, DKS SD. "At a Glance: State Election Commission, Government Of Uttarakhand, India". sec.uk.gov.in.
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