Page 6 - Uttarakhand Assembly Elections

Uttarakhand govt fully prepared to work in line with EC's instructions: CM

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday that the state government is fully prepared to work in line with the EC's instructions over the Covid protocols during the elections.

Elections in five states from Feb 10-March 7; results on March 10: EC

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held between February 10 and March 7 in seven phases, the Election Commission announced on Saturday. The counting of votes will be held on March 10. With the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding, the commission has set new protocols to ensure "Covid safe" elections to 690 assembly seats across the five states, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra told reporters here. He was flanked by election commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anup Chandra Pandey. In Uttar Pradesh, elections will be held in 403 assembly seats in seven phases from February 10 to March 7. Elections in 60 constituencies of Manipur will held in two phases on February 27 and March 3, while polling in Goa (40 seats), Punjab (117 seats) and Uttarakhand (70 seats) will be held on February 14. The Model Code of Conduct has come into effect in the five states with the announcement of elections.

LIVE: Be proud of EVM, over 3.5 bn have used it since 2004, says CEC

Uttar Pradesh to go to poll in 7 phases from Feb 10-March 7; Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa to vote on February 14 and Manipur to vote on Feb 27 and March 3

Voting for Punjab, U'khand, Goa polls to be held in single phase on Feb 14

The Election results for all poll bound states namely Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh will be declared on March 10

Man carrying knife climbs stage at Harish Rawat's rally in Uttarakhand

The incident occurred on Thursday evening soon after Rawat had got down from the stage after finishing his speech

Assembly elections: EC to announce poll schedule for 5 states at 3.30 pm

The Election Commission will announce the dates for assembly polls in five states at 3.30 pm Saturday.

Covid-19: Political rallies, protests prohibited in Uttarakhand till Jan 16

In view of the rising COVID-19 cases, the Uttarakhand government imposed new restrictions on Friday.

Uttarakhand Assembly polls: 537,000 new voters created in last 5 years

Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer Sowjanya on Friday said that in the last five years, 5.37 lakh new voters have been created.

Top headlines: Doctors, nurses prep for 3rd wave; EC set to give poll dates

Centre seeks relaxation in promoter shareholding cap for IDBI Bank sale. More in today's top headlines

Uttarakhand HC asks EC if virtual rallies/online voting viable options

The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the Election Commission of India whether it is possible to hold election rallies virtually and online voting in the upcoming state assembly polls. A division bench of the High Court comprising acting Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar Misra and Justice N S Dhanik posed the question to the EC while hearing a PIL on Wednesday seeking postponement of the upcoming Assembly polls in Uttarakhand in view of the rising cases of COVID-19 and its latest variant Omicron. Besides asking the EC to explore whether it is possible to hold poll rallies virtually, the High Court also asked it whether it would also be possible to provide for online method of voting. It was claimed in the PIL that election rallies are being held in Uttarakhand even though an application is pending before the court relating to finding an alternative to these rallies or to ban them, if need be. While the PIL has been filed seeking postponement of the elections, the High Court has asked the

Priyanka's public meetings in Uttarakhand postponed due to Covid-19

In view of rising COVID-19 cases, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's two public meetings that were to take place in Uttarakhand have been postponed."In view of the increasing spread of the global pandemic, Corona, the proposed public meetings of Priyanka Gandhi in Srinagar (Garhwal) and Almora are postponed," Uttarakhand Congress tweeted from its official account.Ahead of Uttarakhand assembly polls scheduled to take place this year, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was to address two public meetings, likely to take place on January 9, at Srinagar and Almora areas in the state.Meanwhile, amid the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, India continues to witness a spike in its daily infections. The country logged 58,097 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate is at 4.18 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday.With this, the active caseload in the state mounted to 2,14,004.

Assembly elections: Arvind Kejriwal to visit poll-bound Uttarakhand today

According to a statement by the party on Sunday, this will be the sixth election tour of AAP's national convener in Uttarakhand.

PM Modi to visit Uttarakhand today to lay foundation stone of 23 projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haldwani in Uttarakhand to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore.

CM Pushkar Dhami is my younger brother: Uttarakhand minister Harak Rawat

Putting to rest speculation about his resignation, Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat said Pushkar Singh Dhami is his younger brother who has always stood by him through thick and thin

Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat likely to return to Congress

Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat is in touch with Congress and is likely to join the party, said sources in the party.According to sources in Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has had several meetings with Congress MLA Pritam Singh in the recent past.Notably, Rawat was a candidate of Congress from Garhwal in the 2014 general election.This development comes after Rawat walked out of the state Cabinet meeting of the ruling BJP at the secretariat on Friday as he was reportedly upset over alleged "government inaction" over a proposed medical college in his constituency, Kotdwar.Rawat had joined the BJP in 2017.

Harish Rawat, Uttarakhand Cong leaders to meet party high command tomorrow

Amid the escalation of tensions in Uttarakhand Congress, Harish Rawat along with other top leaders of the Congress' state unit is scheduled to arrive in Delhi tomorrow to meet the party High Command

'You reap what you sow': Ex-Punjab CM Amarinder takes jibe at Harish Rawat

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh took a swipe at Harish Rawat after the Congress leader alleged non-cooperation from his party ahead of the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls.

Uttarakhand: Weak economy that could get crippled without Centre's support

The hilly state going to polls early next year needs to set its finances in order, and address the employment challenge

Uttarakhand: Key battle between BJP and Cong; AAP, SP, BSP also in fray

Uttarakhand is likely to see an interesting contest between the BJP and the Congress in the upcoming Assembly elections - scheduled to be held in early 2022.

Uttarakhand polls 2022: Pushkar Singh Dhami flags off 'Vikas Rath Yatra'

Ahead of 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami flagged off 'Vikas Rath Yatra' from Dehradun