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Uttarakhand Election Result 2022: BJP wins 45 seats, leads in 2; Congress wins 17 seats, leads in 2

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 11, 2022, 03:11:20 IST

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Uttarakhand Election Result 2022: BJP wins 45 seats, leads in 2; Congress wins 17 seats, leads in 2

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a comfortable lead in Uttarakhand on Thursday. Both chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and former CM and Congress leader Harish Rawat lost elections. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live updates on Uttarakhand Election Results and Constituency wise results:

07:43 (IST) Mar 10

MLAs will decide who will be Uttarakhand CM: Mohan Prakash

Congress's special observer for Uttarakhand Mohan Prakash on Wednesday expressed confidence that his party will get a full majority in the state and that the elected MLAs will decide who will be the chief minister. The party has two prominent contenders - former chief minister Harish Rawat and leader of opposition Pritam Singh, and the former's supporters claim that he is the natural choice as Chairman of the Campaign Committee.

07:33 (IST) Mar 10

Leading parties in Uttarakhand assembly elections 2022

07:29 (IST) Mar 10

Uttarakhand exit polls: Majority in sight, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says BJP will win more seats

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win more seats than predicted in exit polls. Most exit polls showed that the BJP, which is seeking a consecutive second term in office in the state, is heading for the majority. The Congress is also trying to make a comeback after being routed by the BJP in 2017.

07:12 (IST) Mar 10

Uttarakhand set for counting of votes from 8am.

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07:05 (IST) Mar 10

Prakash, who held a meeting with leader of opposition Pritam Singh, contesting candidates and other senior members on Wednesday to chalk out the post-results strategy, further said that the "party was on its way to form governments in Punjab and Goa as well".

07:05 (IST) Mar 10

Party chief, elected MLAs to decide chief minister in Uttarakhand: Congress’s poll observer

A day before counting of votes, Congress poll observer Mohan Prakash exuded confidence that the party was on its way to form the next government in Uttarakhand. He added that "the Congress tradition would be followed while deciding the name of the chief minister."

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06:53 (IST) Mar 10

Counting of votes will begin at 8am.

06:52 (IST) Mar 10

Nautiyal also pointed out how voter turnout has been declining in the Himalayan state since 2012. Notably, the overall poll turnout was 66.85% in 2012, 65.56% in 2017 and 65.37 in 2022.

06:52 (IST) Mar 10

Back in 2017, the victory margin was less than 2,000 on 11 seats. This time, more seats could witness a poll win with a small margin.

06:52 (IST) Mar 10

Anoop Nautiyal, president of the SDC Foundation, told TOI, “When we look at these details, we find that barring a few constituencies like Rajpur Road in Dehradun, the remaining ones, especially those in the hills, recorded polling by less than 70,000 voters. In almost 35 of the 70 assembly constituencies, the victory margin is likely to be slender.”

06:52 (IST) Mar 10

Therefore, in most of the constituencies, the victory margin is likely to remain narrow as per analysts.

06:52 (IST) Mar 10

Similarly, a voter turnout between 60,000 and 70,000 was recorded in 11 constituencies -- two each in Nainital, Champawat and Chamoli, and one each in Pithoragarh, Pauri, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar and Dehradun.

06:52 (IST) Mar 10

A study by Dehradun-based social organisation, Social Development for Communities Foundation (SDC), has revealed that voter turnout was less than 50,000 on 12 seats -- four each in Tehri, Pauri and Almora districts. Besides, the turnout was between 50,000 and 60,000 in 12 constituencies -- three each in Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh, two each in Almora and Tehri, and one each in Chamoli and Rudraprayag.

06:52 (IST) Mar 10

Back in 2017, the victory margin was less than 2,000 on 11 seats. This time, more seats could witness a poll win with a small margin.

06:52 (IST) Mar 10

With as many as 35 out of 70 assembly seats witnessing less than 70,000 people exercising their franchise, it is expected that only a few candidates would be able to secure a poll win with an overwhelming majority in Uttarakhand.

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