Summary:
Similarly, in Uttarakhand, Thakurs have dominated the show as they are high in number although Brahmins have also won polls.” In the 2004 polls for instance, three Thakurs, one Brahmin and one SC candidate had won the polls and a similar trend was observed in 2009. Dehradun: Barring Almora, the lone reserved constituency in Uttarakhand, the remaining four seats in the Himalayan state have either been won by a Brahmin or a Thakur since 2004 with no member of a minority community managing a win. Seats in all other elections have either been won either by the Congress or the BJP. In the stretch from Mainpuri to Etawah, there is dominance of Yadavs..