Uttarakhand State Registers 70% votes
Dehradun : In Uttarakhand, nearly 70 per cent of 63-lakh-strong electorate exercised their franchise, state Chief Election Officer Radha Raturi said. Expressing optimism, Khanduri, who is BJP’s chief ministerial candidate in Uttarakhand, said, “There is very good response (from the people for the party). It is a very positive signal and that we feel we will form the government comfortably but again it is for the people to decide.” Khanduri, who is contesting from Kotdwar seat, said, “I have gone to the town and the village areas and people are coming in large numbers and that’s a good signal.” Khanduri, former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and assembly speaker Harbans Kapoor were among the early voters.The elections will also decide the fate of top state leaders including Khanduri, Nishank from Doiwala, Leader of the Opposition Harak Singh Rawat from Rudraprayag and PCC chief Yashpal Arya from Baajpur seats. In the outgoing state assembly, the BJP had a strength of 36 members followed by Congress with 20, BSP with 8 and UKD with 3 while there were three independents., former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and assembly speaker Harbans Kapoor were among the early voters. The elections will also decide the fate of top state leaders including Khanduri, Nishank from Doiwala, Leader of the Opposition Harak Singh Rawat from Rudraprayag and PCC chief Yashpal Arya from Baajpur seats. In the outgoing state assembly, the BJP had a strength of 36 members followed by Congress with 20, BSP with 8 and UKD with 3 while there were three independents.
( Source - PTI)
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