Uttarakhand Social Coalitions 2027: Rajput, Brahmin, SC and Minority Voters
Uttarakhand's communities and the 2027 vote: Census 2011 religion shares, SC and ST seats, and the unofficial caste estimates for Rajput, Brahmin and OBC
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Uttarakhand’s politics is often described through caste and region: a large upper-caste population of Rajputs and Brahmins in the hills, Scheduled Castes across the state, and a Muslim and Sikh presence concentrated in the plains districts. The Census records religion, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe shares but not caste, so the caste figures below are unofficial estimates and are labelled as such. Community shares are from 2011. The Census does not record how people vote.
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Census 2011 recorded 1,00,86,292 people in Uttarakhand. Hindus were 82.97%, Muslims 13.95%, Sikhs 2.34% and Christians 0.37%. Scheduled Castes are reported at 18.76% and Scheduled Tribes at 2.89%, though we could not verify that source. Unofficial estimates put Rajputs at about 35%, Brahmins at about one-fifth and OBCs at about 18.3%. In 2022 the BJP won 9 of the 13 SC seats and Congress both ST seats.
What the Numbers Allow Us to Say
- Religion: Hindus 82.97%, Muslims 13.95%, Sikhs 2.34% and Christians 0.37% in 2011.
- Caste data: the Census gives none; Rajput about 35%, Brahmin about 20% and OBC about 18.3% are unofficial estimates.
- Reserved seats: 13 SC and 2 ST; the BJP won 9 of 13 SC seats in 2022 and Congress won both ST seats.
- Limit: none of these figures shows how any group will vote in 2027.
Religion and Reserved Categories (Census 2011)
| Group | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,00,86,292 | |
| Hindu | 82.97% | |
| Muslim | 13.95% | |
| Sikh | 2.34% | |
| Christian | 0.37% | |
| Scheduled Castes | 18.76% | Source not verified |
| Scheduled Tribes | 2.89% | Source not verified |
The religion shares add to 99.63%, with the remainder in other religions or not stated.
Caste Estimates (Unofficial)
| Group | Estimate | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rajput | about 35% | Estimate, no Census basis |
| Brahmin | about one-fifth | Estimate, no Census basis |
| OBC | about 18.3% | Estimate, no Census basis |
How to read these
No Census has recorded caste in Uttarakhand, so these shares come from secondary sources and could be well off. Use them as context for the debate, not as vote-bank arithmetic.
Reserved Seats in 2022
| Category | Seats | BJP | INC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Caste | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| General | 55 | 38 | 13 (plus BSP 2, IND 2) |
The BJP’s 9 SC wins came in Bageshwar, Gangolihat, Ghansali, Nainital, Pauri, Purola, Rajpur Road, Someshwar and Tharali. We have not found a sourced breakdown of how Muslim, Sikh or Scheduled Caste voters divided in 2022, and we do not infer one.
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Update History
- November 8, 2026: first version. Census 2011 is the latest available; a new Census is under way.