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True Promise · High confidence

Uttarakhand notified its Uniform Civil Code on 27 January 2025, becoming the first Indian state to bring a UCC into force, following the 2022 election promise.

Test case in Suite B · score 1.00

English · ParaphrasedIf re-elected, the BJP will constitute a committee to prepare a draft Uniform Civil Code soon after forming the government.

Paraphrased from news reports; not a verbatim quote.

Speaker

Pushkar Singh Dhami

Party

BJP

Office

Chief Minister, Uttarakhand

Venue

Election campaign, 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly election

Date

2022-02-12

Topics

governance

Researched by

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Grounding check

1 of 2 checkable evidence pages contain the cited figures

Transcript / text sources

• CM Dhami promises Uniform Civil Code if BJP re-elected in Uttarakhand (Hindustan Times)
• Dhami thanks people for BJP's win, promises to implement Uniform Civil Code (PTI / The Hindu)

Evidence

Government's response

Analysis

Campaigning for the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election, Dhami promised on 12 February 2022 that a re-elected BJP government would set up a committee to draft a Uniform Civil Code and implement it.

The state cabinet approved the formation of a drafting committee headed by a former Supreme Court judge in its first meeting after the election (March 2022). The UCC Bill was passed by the Assembly in February 2024 and received presidential assent on 11 March 2024.

Uttarakhand notified and implemented the UCC on 27 January 2025, becoming the first state in independent India to bring such a code into force.

Confidence in verdict & review

Confidence in verdict

High

Review status

draft

Last reviewed

2026-10-17

Notes

The promise carried a target (implement a UCC) but no fixed calendar date; deadline is therefore null. Dhami later stated the commitment was made on 12 February 2022.