Uttarakhand Assembly Polls 2022 Highlights: Uttarakhand records 59.5% voters turnout

The 70 assembly seats of Uttarakhand spread over 13 districts will go to the polls on Monday with over 81 lakh voters all set to decide the fate of 632 candidates, including 152 independents, in the fray. Polling started at 8 am and remained slow, with a 5.15% turnout till 9 am and 18.97% till 11 am. Stay tuned for live updates.

Uttarakhand records 59.5% turnout

InUttarakhand, the highest was in Haridwar 68.37 per cent and the lowest in Almora district at 50.65 per cent.

Bageshwar saw 57.83 per cent, Chamoli 59.28 per cent, Champawat 56.97 per cent, Dehradun 52.93 per cent, Nainital 63.12 per cent, Pauri Garhwal 51.93 per cent, Pithoragarh 57.49 per cent, Rudraprayag 60.36 per cent, Tehri Garhwal 52.66 per cent, Udham Singh Nagar 65.13 per cent and Uttarkashi district 65.55 per cent.

Uttarakhandis holding single phase polling for all its 70 Assembly seats, with a total of 82,66,644 voters deciding the fate of 632 candidates.

Centenarians turn up to vote in Uttarakhand

A 100-year-old woman was among the voters who turned up at Booth Number 47 in Kotdwar to exercise their franchise asUttarakhandwent to polls on Monday.

“I am 100 years old. I have voted in all the elections since I attained the age of voting. I like to vote,” Vishweshwari Devi Naudiyal told reporters even as she stretched her voting finger to show the indelible ink mark.

Clad in a yellow saree, Naudiyal walked about 200 metres from her house to the polling booth with some help from her great-grandchildren.

Will form govt in Uttarakhand with huge majority, says BJP

As voting forUttarakhandassembly polls has come to an end, the BJP has expressed confidence that it will win with a huge majority. The BJP also blamed main opposition party, the Congress for polarizing the election in the name of religion and said that people of the devbhoomi are going to give befitting reply to the politics of appeasement.

Uttarakhand records 59.37% voter turnout till 5 pm

2 villages in Kedarnath constituency boycott polls; admin asking them reconsider

Unhappy over a road not being constructed, residents of Jaggi Bagwan and Chilaund villages inUttarakhand's Kedarnath assembly constituency stayed away from voting in the assembly elections on Monday.

Though the district administration is trying to persuade the voters in these villages to come out and exercise their franchise, they have refused to budge.

Former CM Harish Rawat slams BJP for not doing anything in the state

He said that the people's mandate will oust BJP.

Voter turnout 49.24% at 3 pm, as per ECI

CEO takes stock of situation in Dehradun

Cops help elderly voters exercise their franchise

Congress Uttarakhand President Ganesh Godiyal claims signature forgery

"Congress has registered an FIR as I came to know last night that my fake sign was being used to con people via a letter that got viral, for Harish Rawat; this is BJP's plot to con innocent public; guilty won't be spared," saidCongress Uttarakhand President Ganesh Godiyal.

(ANI)

Centurion casts his vote in Kapkot village

AAP's CM candidate casts his vote

Cabinet minister Satpal Maharaj casts his vote

Differently abled cast their votes in the first hour

Governor appeals to people to cast their votes

"I'd like to appeal to everyone to use their voting rights; voting turnout should be 100%. The elections are being held in a proper, unbiased manner," said Governor of Uttarakhand, Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd), after casting his vote.

(ANI)

ECI highlights Covid-19 checks at polling stations

Chief electoral officer gives thumbs up to law and order situation

"Law & order 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.

'All out schemes have provided a shield for the people,' says Dhami after casting his vote

"All our schemes have provided a shield for the people of Uttarakhand; the public knows very well who can work for the development of the state. I'm sure that the Uttarakhand public will bring BJP on 60+ seats," says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, in Khatima.

(ANI)

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami casts his vote

Polling begins

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