Uttarakhand Regions Compared for 2027: Garhwal, Kumaon and the Plains
Uttarakhand's Garhwal and Kumaon regions compared for 2027: 41 vs 29 seats, district populations, people per seat and the BJP's 2024 Lok Sabha sweep.
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Uttarakhand has two historic divisions: Garhwal in the west with 41 Assembly seats, and Kumaon in the east with 29. Within them, three districts of the plains and foothills, Haridwar, Dehradun and Udham Singh Nagar, hold 30 of the 70 seats and about 52% of the population counted in Census 2011, while the hill districts have far fewer people per seat. This page sets out the seat and population arithmetic. We did not have district tags for each constituency, so we have not split the 2022 result by district.
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Garhwal has 41 of Uttarakhand’s 70 Assembly seats and Kumaon 29. Haridwar (11), Dehradun (10) and Udham Singh Nagar (9) together hold 30 seats and 52% of the 2011 population. A hill district such as Almora or Tehri has about 1,03,000 people per seat against 1,72,000 in Haridwar. The BJP won all five Lok Sabha seats in 2024.
The Regional Picture in Four Points
- Seats: Garhwal 41, Kumaon 29.
- Population: Garhwal had 58,57,294 people in 2011 and Kumaon 42,28,998.
- Plains weight: three districts hold 30 of 70 seats and 52% of 2011’s people, so they decide much of the Assembly.
- Hill districts: Tehri, Almora and Pauri each elect six MLAs from about 1,15,000 people per seat or fewer.
Seats and Population by District
Seats from the Election Commission’s allocation as listed on Wikipedia; population from Census 2011. People per seat is our own division.
| District | Seats | Population (2011) | People per seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haridwar | 11 | 1,890,422 | 171,857 |
| Dehradun | 10 | 1,696,694 | 169,669 |
| Udham Singh Nagar | 9 | 1,648,902 | 183,211 |
| Nainital | 6 | 954,605 | 159,101 |
| Pauri Garhwal | 6 | 687,271 | 114,545 |
| Almora | 6 | 622,506 | 103,751 |
| Tehri Garhwal | 6 | 618,931 | 103,155 |
| Pithoragarh | 4 | 483,439 | 120,860 |
| Chamoli | 3 | 391,605 | 130,535 |
| Uttarkashi | 3 | 330,086 | 110,029 |
| Bageshwar | 2 | 259,898 | 129,949 |
| Champawat | 2 | 259,648 | 129,824 |
| Rudraprayag | 2 | 242,285 | 121,142 |
Seat allocation reflects the 2008 delimitation, which used the 2001 Census, so the per-seat figures show how the 2011 population is spread today rather than the delimitation’s own targets.
Language and Region
| Division | Population (2011) | Main mother tongues |
|---|---|---|
| Garhwal | 58,57,294 | Hindi 48.6%, Garhwali 38.9% |
| Kumaon | 42,28,998 | Kumauni 46.8%, Hindi 36.1% |
These figures are from Wikipedia’s Census summary and have not been cross-checked against the Census tables.
2024 Lok Sabha: BJP Sweeps All Five
| Seat | Winner (BJP) |
|---|---|
| Tehri Garhwal | Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah |
| Garhwal | Anil Baluni |
| Almora (SC) | Ajay Tamta |
| Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar | Ajay Bhatt |
| Haridwar | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
We did not capture margins or Assembly-segment leads for 2024, so we cannot say how the Lok Sabha result maps onto individual seats. The BJP’s five Lok Sabha wins cover both divisions.
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- November 8, 2026: first version.