<p>Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday won the bypoll to the Champawat Assembly seat by more than 55,025 votes and bagged a whopping 92 per cent of the votes polled.<br /><br />He defeated his nearest rival Nirmala Gahtori of the Congress.<br /><br />While Dhami, who was handpicked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead the state, bagged a whopping 92.94 per cent or 58,258 of the 62,683 votes polled, Nirmala got just 3,233.<br /><br />Samajwadi Party's Manoj Bhatt got 409 and independent candidate Himanshu Garkoti 399 while NOTA polled 372.<br /><br />Dhami was chosen as Chief Minister this time despite he lost from Khatima in the Uttarakhand assembly polls held in February.<br /><br />As per the Constitutional requirement, Dhami had to become a member of the State Assembly within six months of being sworn in as the Chief Minister.<br /><br />Immediately after the results were announced, Modi congratulated Dhami and expressed confidence that he will now work even harder for the state's progress.<br /><br />"Congratulations to Uttarakhand's dynamic CM Pushkar Singh Dhami for the record win from Champawat. I am confident he will work even harder for the progress of Uttarakhand. I thank the people of Champawat for placing their faith in BJP and laud our Karyakartas for their hard work," Modi said.</p>
<p>Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday won the bypoll to the Champawat Assembly seat by more than 55,025 votes and bagged a whopping 92 per cent of the votes polled.<br /><br />He defeated his nearest rival Nirmala Gahtori of the Congress.<br /><br />While Dhami, who was handpicked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead the state, bagged a whopping 92.94 per cent or 58,258 of the 62,683 votes polled, Nirmala got just 3,233.<br /><br />Samajwadi Party's Manoj Bhatt got 409 and independent candidate Himanshu Garkoti 399 while NOTA polled 372.<br /><br />Dhami was chosen as Chief Minister this time despite he lost from Khatima in the Uttarakhand assembly polls held in February.<br /><br />As per the Constitutional requirement, Dhami had to become a member of the State Assembly within six months of being sworn in as the Chief Minister.<br /><br />Immediately after the results were announced, Modi congratulated Dhami and expressed confidence that he will now work even harder for the state's progress.<br /><br />"Congratulations to Uttarakhand's dynamic CM Pushkar Singh Dhami for the record win from Champawat. I am confident he will work even harder for the progress of Uttarakhand. I thank the people of Champawat for placing their faith in BJP and laud our Karyakartas for their hard work," Modi said.</p>
