These elections are conducted by the Uttarakhand State Election Commission and were mandated by the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act to ensure local government in urban and rural areas.
[1] 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.
Additionally, elections in the Cantonment Boards are conducted by the Ministry of Defence, Union Government of India.
The first general election to the local bodies after statehood in Uttarakhand were held in 2003.