Uttarakhand election 2022 Highlights: 65% voter turnout recorded; polling largely peaceful
Election 2022 Live Updates: Uttarakhand recorded a voter turnout of 62.5 per cent during the one-phased polling for its Assembly, the state election commission informed at 8.50pm.
The fate of 632 candidates for Uttarakhand assembly elections was sealed on Monday as the state voted in a single phase. Uttarakhand, which has seen 11 chief ministers in the last two decades, has voted out the incumbent government in every assembly election since the state's formation in 2000. The Bharatiya Janata Party has the twin task of beating the anti-incumbency and the electoral trend. Neither the BJP nor the Congress has declared its chief ministerial candidate in the elections but Pushkar Singh Dhami and Harish Rawat have remained the face of the poll campaign.
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Feb 14, 2022 11:21 PM IST
Uttarakhand polls: 65% voting as of 10.50pm
As of 10.50pm, Uttarakhand has recorded 65.1% voter turnout, according to latest data.
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Feb 14, 2022 09:31 PM IST
People in Uttarakhand have created history by voting in huge numbers: Pushkar Singh Dhami
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said people in the state have created history by voting in huge numbers. “I hope that the new government will work for a golden future of Uttarakhand,” news agency ANI quoted Dhami as saying.
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Feb 14, 2022 09:03 PM IST
Uttarakhand records 62.5% voter turnout during polling for Assembly election
The hill state recorded a voter turnout of 62.5 per cent during the one-phased polling for Uttarakhand Assembly, the state election commission informed at 8.50pm.
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Feb 14, 2022 07:15 PM IST
Voting in Uttarakhand largely peaceful
The voting in Uttarakhand was peaceful, except for minor scuffle between supporters of political parties in Haridwar and Nainital districts.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:53 PM IST
59.37 % voting till 5pm in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand recorded 59.37 per cent voter turnout till till 5pm.
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Feb 14, 2022 05:30 PM IST
100-year-old voter felicitated with a shawl by Kapkot authorities
100-year-old voter felicitated with a shawl by Kapkot authorities A 100-year-old man on Monday cast his vote at Kapkot Assembly constituency in Uttarakhand.
Narayan Singh Kapkoti was brought to the booth by (SVEEP) volunteers and was later felicitated with a shawl by SDM Kapkot.
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Feb 14, 2022 03:39 PM IST
Uttarakhand records 49.24% voter turnout till 3pm
Uttarakhand has recorded 49.24 per cent voter turnout till 3pm. The polling is expected to end at 6pm.
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Feb 14, 2022 03:33 PM IST
Uttarakhand CM Dhami accused of violating election code
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate SS Kaler on Monday accused Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and his wife of violating the model code by visiting polling booths wearing scarves with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) symbol and campaigning by moving in a cavalcade of over a dozen vehicles from one booth to another. Read more
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Feb 14, 2022 01:36 PM IST
Uttarakhand records 35.21% voter turnout till 1 pm
The ECI has reported 35.21% voter turnout till 1 pm for Uttarakhand assembly elections. The polling has remained peaceful so far.
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Feb 14, 2022 12:14 PM IST
Uttarakhand Congress chief says FIR registered over alleged fake signature on letter to Rawat
Uttarakhand Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal said that the police has registered an FIR over his alleged fake signature on a letter that went viral before the polling day. Godiyal said that his signature was forged on a letter to con people.
"This is BJP's plot to con innocent public; guilty won't be spared," said the Congress leader, as quoted by ANI.
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Feb 14, 2022 11:40 AM IST
Uttarakhand election: 18.97% voter turnout by 11am
The Election Commission of India has reported nearly 19% voter turnout for the Uttarakhand assembly elections.
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Feb 14, 2022 10:56 AM IST
Former Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Uttarakhand minister Satpal Maharaj cast their vote
Former Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Satpal Maharaj, a minister in the Uttarakhand cabinet, have cast their vote in the assembly election. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank voted in Dehradun while Satpal Maharaj voted in Chaubattakhal assembly constituency of Pauri Garhwal.
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Feb 14, 2022 10:19 AM IST
Uttarakhand assembly election: 5.15% voter turnout by 9am
Uttarakhand recorded 5.15% voter turnout by 9am, an hour after the poll began on Monday morning.
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Feb 14, 2022 09:52 AM IST
Uttarakhand chief electoral officer says law and order situation very peaceful
“Law and order situation is very peaceful. Forces are deployed everywhere as per plan. All polling parties had reached safely last night itself. The weather forecast for today is fine, so I hope it'll be peaceful," said Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer Soujanya, as quoted by ANI.
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Feb 14, 2022 09:09 AM IST
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami casts his vote in Khatima
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami poses for photo after casting his vote in Khatima. (HT Photo) Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami voted at a polling booth in the Khatima constituency, from where he is contesting the assembly election. Dhami mother and wife also cast their votes.
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Feb 14, 2022 08:54 AM IST
Harish Rawat offers prayer as polling continues in Uttarakhand
Congress leader and former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat offered prayers at his Lalkuan residence.
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Feb 14, 2022 08:15 AM IST
Priyanka urges voters to use 'democracy's strongest weapon'
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called upon voters to use the 'democracy's strongest weapon' for the bright future of Uttarakhand.
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Feb 14, 2022 08:01 AM IST
Voting starts in 70 assembly seats
Polling has started in the 70 Uttarakhand assembly seats.
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Feb 14, 2022 07:28 AM IST
Uttarakhand elections 2022: Preparations underway ahead of voting
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Feb 14, 2022 06:49 AM IST
PM Modi urges voter to turn up in record numbers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters of Uttarakhand, Goa, and Uttar Pradesh to turn up in record numbers and strengthen the “festival of democracy.”
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Feb 14, 2022 06:27 AM IST
Voting to begin at 8am and end at 5pm
The voting will begin at 8am and end at 5pm. There are 632 candidates in the electoral fray for 70 Assembly seats. Check full list of AAP, Congress, BJP candidates
Congress leader whose ‘Muslim university’ claim powered BJP campaign expelled
BJP leaders repeatedly cited Congress leader Aqeel Ahmed’s claim about a ‘Muslim university’ through the Uttarakhand election campaign, stressing that Congress wants to set up the university in the land of Gods.
Who is Ritu Khanduri? The first woman speaker of Uttarakhand assembly
Daughter of former chief minister of Uttarakhand Major General (Retd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, Ritu Khanduri won the 2022 assembly elections by defeating Congress' Surendra Singh Negi from the Kotdwar seat by a margin of 3,687 votes.
Ahead of swearing-in, Pushkar Dhami seeks divine blessings
The Uttarakhand CM-elect, who will take oath later today, offered prayers at Dehradun's Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple.
Ahead of his 2.0 govt, Yogi to attend Dhami’s swearing-in
Ahead of beginning his second consecutive innings as Uttar Pradesh chief minister on Friday, Yogi Adityanath would fly to Uttarakhand to attend the swearing-in of Pushkar Singh Dhami’s government in the hill state on Wednesday
Pushkar Singh Dhami to continue as Uttarakhand CM
The BJP legislative party meeting to elect the new chief minister of Uttarakhand had begun here around 5 pm.
Uttarakhand BJP plans legislative party meeting amid suspense over CM
Some of the probable names for the top job doing the rounds are BJP national spokesperson Anil Baluni, state education minister Dhan Singh Rawat, state BJP president Madan Kaushik, former Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, MLA Ritu Khanduri and Nainital MP Ajay Bhatt.
Who will be the next Uttarakhand CM? BJP legislature meeting to decide on Monday
The swearing-in ceremony for the new Uttarakhand cabinet is expected to take place on Tuesday and top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are expected to be present.
‘I pray to God…’: Harish Rawat’s response to corruption charge by Congress leader
Harish Rawat’s outburst comes after the Congress candidate from Salt seat, Ranjeet Rawat accused him of taking money for ticket distribution in the just-concluded assembly elections.
U’khand BJP leaders head to Delhi amid uncertainty over next CM
In the past two days, BJP leaders said to be front runners for the chief ministerial post have visited central party leaders in Delhi.
Uncertainty over Dhami’s future after loss of his seat
The BJP won 47 number of the 70 seats in the assembly. The Congress finished a distant second with 19 seats.
Uncertainty over next CM after Dhami’s loss in Uttarakhand
If Pushkar Singh Dhami is to be made Chief Minister, he will have to be elected to the house within six months which will precipitate a bye election with a sitting legislator vacating a seat.
Modi factor, development plank, Hindutva secured BJP Uttarakhand win
BJP leaders focussed on development works including Char Dham all-weather road, Rishikesh-Karanprayag railway project, and Jal Jivan Mission for the piped water supply to 800,000 households
Uttarakhand election results: Pushkar Dhami resigns, to continue as caretaker CM
Uttarakhand election results: The BJP won 47 seats in the 70-member Assembly, ten less than its 2017 tally. However, Pushkar Dhami lost the election from his Khatima seat. The Congress candidate Bhuvan Chandra Kapri defeated the CM by more than 7,000 votes
Daughters of 2 former Uttarakhand CMs avenge their fathers’ defeat from same seat
Ritu Bhushan Khanduri, daughter of former CM Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, and Anupama Rawat, daughter of Harish Rawat, have won the elections against the same rival candidates who had defeated their fathers.
Why Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami lost elections despite BJP’s victory
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lost to the Congress’s Bhuwan Kapri from Khatima constituency even as the BJP is all set to secure a record second consecutive term in the hill state with a lead in 48 of the 70 assembly seats.
