Photos: In Uttarakhand, beauty queen in close fight with 2-time MLA

A Femina Miss India Delhi 2013 winner, Gusain was among the top five contestants in Femina Miss India 2013.

Former Miss India contestant, Anukriti Gusain, fielded by Congress, is banking on the political capital of her father-in-law Harak Singh Rawat, who won the seat in 2002 and 2007, to pull through. (Photo: Instagram)

In 2018, she started doing social work though her NGO “Mahila Utthan Bal Kalyan Sansthan”. (Photos: Instagram)

Eventually, Harak and his daughter-in-law joined Congress earlier this year. While the former forest minister was not given a ticket to contest, Gusain got the Lansdowne ticket. (Photo: Instagram)

Anukriti Gusain was also fourth runner-up in Miss India Asia Pacific World 2014 and went on to represent India in the Miss Grand International contest in 2017.

She is the daughter-in-law of Harak Singh Rawat. (Courtesy: Instagram/anukritigusain)

The former beauty queen Anukriti Gusain faces a tough battle as she is up against two-time BJP MLA Dilip Singh Rawat. (Courtesy: Twitter/@INCUttarakhand)

Former Miss India contestant Anukriti Gusain was declared the Congress candidate for Lansdowne.

Anukriti Gusain was born and brought up in Lansdowne. (Courtesy: Twitter/@INCUttarakhand)

Anukriti Gusain with Harish Rawat (C) and Harak Singh Rawat. - (Courtesy: Instagram/ anukritigusain)