Preparations for the counting of votes in 11 Assembly constituencies in the Haridwar district on Wednesday is underway, informed District Election Officer, Vinay Shankar Pandey. He took stock of these preparations ahead of the counting of votes on Thursday. The counting of votes will start on March 10 at 8 […]
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Uttarakhand polls: EC directs police to register case regarding video showing ballot tampering
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday took cognizance and directed Pithoragarh Police to register a case regarding a video posted on social media by Congress leader Harish Rawat that purportedly showed ballot tampering. Police say a case has also been registered in the Didihat police station for a probe. […]
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Uttarakhand polls: Not a single individual left to sleep hungry despite pandemic, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said ‘not a single person was left to sleep empty stomach during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.’ “Even during the time of COVID-19 pandemic, the double-engine government in Uttarakhand ensured that development projects go on and we also took care of the poor. […]
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Uttarakhand polls: Rajnath Singh to campaign in Kapkot, Salt, Ramnagar today
Defence Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh on Saturday will address public meetings in Kapkot, Salt and Ramnagar Assembly constituencies in Uttarakhand. “I shall be campaigning in Uttarakhand today. Shall address three public meetings at Kapkot, Salt and Ramnagar. Look forward to it,” Singh tweeted. Earlier on […]
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Uttarakhand polls: Congress has shrunk to ‘brother-sister party’, says JP Nadda
Bharatiya Janata Party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday slammed the Congress party for its dynastic rule and said that Congress has shrunk down to a mere “brother-sister party’” “I can say that the Indian National Congress, is no longer ‘Indian’ and you all know how much it is ‘national’ […]
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Uttarakhand polls: BJP’s Maya Koshyari joins Congress
Just a few days ahead of the Uttarakhand Assembly polls, former CM Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s relative and two-time president of Bindukhatta Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha, resigns from BJP and has joined Congress on Tuesday. Maya Koshyari left the BJP and joined the Congress along with six former office-bearers. Former Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Lalkuan seat Harish Rawat has included her in […]
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Uttarakhand Polls: Priyanka Gandhi to release Congress manifesto on Feb 2
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be releasing the party’s manifesto on February 2 in Dehradun for the Uttarakhand assembly elections. The Congress on Wednesday released its third list of candidates in which the party has changed the seat of Harish Singh Rawat and four other leaders. Rawat is in fray from Lalkuwa, while Mahender […]
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Uttarakhand polls: Harish Rawat set to contest from Ramnagar; final nod in CEC meet today
Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat is likely to contest from Ramnagar constituency for the upcoming state assembly polls, sources said. Earlier when asked about the seat where he wants to contest, Rawat said that leadership will take a call on his candidature. But this time, he has chosen his Assembly seat and […]
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Congress finalises names of all 70 candidates for Uttarakhand polls, list to be out on Saturday
Congress has finalised the names of all 70 candidates who will be contesting for the upcoming polls in Uttarakhand. Speaking to ANI after the Central Election Committee meeting late on Friday evening, AICC In-Charge of Uttarakhand Devendra Yadav said, “A very fruitful discussion took place regarding candidates on all seats. […]
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Uttarakhand polls: Congress CEC to meet today for selection of candidates
The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress will meet on Friday at 4 pm through video conferencing for the selection of candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly polls. Earlier, on Wednesday, Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that a decision on taking back Harak Singh Rawat […]
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Congress will win Uttarakhand polls, claims expelled BJP Minister Harak Singh Rawat
Ahead of assembly elections, expelled Bharatiya Janata Party Minister Harak Singh Rawat said that Congress Party will form government in Uttarakhand. Speaking to ANI today, HS Rawat said, “Congress Party will form government in Uttarakhand. I will work for the Congress party.” “BJP will never understand the problems of the common man. I know that party […]
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Uttarakhand polls: 5.37 lakhs new voters created in last 5 years
Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer Sowjanya on Friday said that in the last five years, 5.37 lakh new voters have been created. As per Sowjanya, “In the last five years, 5.37 lakh new voters have been created in the state. The total number of voters in the assembly elections held in the year 2017 was […]
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Uttarakhand polls: BJP leadership to meet today in Dehradun
Ahead of the scheduled Assembly elections in Uttarakhand, the BJP leadership will meet for a two-day convention which will commence in Dehradun on Wednesday. The party in charge of elections in Uttarakhand Pralhad Joshi, co in-charges Locket Chatterjee and RP Singh, and state in-charge Dushyant Gautam will participate in the meeting. The core group of the 11 […]