The Uttarakhand High Court had upheld an earlier stay order for cooperative society elections, preventing any rule change in the election process once it had already started. As a result, all elections, except for unopposed selections, were cancelled. Over 95% of elections for the state’s 8000 societies were uncontested. Elections will now be held for about 400 societies.

The elections for cooperative societies in Uttarakhand will take place on March 18 and 19, 2025. The Cooperative Election Authority (CEA) has announced the election schedule. On March 18, elections will be held for the members of the management committee, while on March 19, elections will be conducted for the positions of chairman, vice-chairman, and representatives sent to other institutions.

According to Hansa Datt Pandey, Chairman of the Cooperative Election Authority (CEA), elections that were previously conducted on certain seats have been cancelled, except for those where candidates were elected unopposed. Fresh elections will now be held for the contested seats. Additionally, around 1.5 lakh members whose names were included in the new voter list will not be able to cast their votes in the election. This is as per the High Court’s decision.