Question

why was uttranchal renamed as uttarakhand​

Answer 1

Answer:

Politically Uttarakhand state was formed on 9 November 2000, when it was carved out from Uttar Pradesh to form the 27th state of India known as Uttaranchal but later the name was changed to Uttarakhand to give tribute to those who those who fought for this state in the name of Uttarakhand Andolan.

Answer 2

Answer:

Uttarakhand​ is the tradition name given to the place which means the northern region.

Explanation:

Uttarakhand was formerly called as Uttaranchal one of 27th state of India​,On 9th Nov in the year 2000.So the name the usually given by the area people, who fought for their state during the Uttarakhand Andolan.