New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced the names of candidates for 59 out of 70 seats in Uttarakhand for the upcoming Assembly elections.
Uttarakhand elections: BJP announces candidates for 59 out of 70 seats
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced the names of candidates for 59 out of 70 seats in Uttarakhand for the upcoming Assembly elections.
There are six women candidates; 14 Brahmin candidates; 22 Rajput candidates; 13 SC candidates while one candidate is from the ST community.[/caption]
In the first list issued by the BJP for the Uttarakhand Assembly elections, there are six women candidates; 14 Brahmin candidates; 22 Rajput candidates; 13 SC candidates while one candidate is from the ST community.
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Among the 59 candidates, 18 hold a postgraduate degree while 31 are graduates. The BJP has also given tickets to an ex-serviceman, a doctor and seven farmers. Four spiritual leaders have also been given tickets.
Notably, in the first list released on Thursday, 40 sitting MLAs have been given tickets while the party has dropped 10 sitting MLAs. The ticket of Ritu Khanduri, daughter of former Chief Minister Major General Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri, was cut from the list of 59 candidates released by the BJP. Ritu is the MLA from Yamkeshwar.
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Among the 59 candidates, 18 hold a postgraduate degree while 31 are graduates.[/caption]
Those who have not been given tickets include Khanpur MLA Pranav Singh Champion, Tharali MLA Magan Lal Shah, Karnprayag MLA Surendra Singh Negi, Yamkeshwar MLA Ritu Khanduri and Pauri MLA Mukesh Singh Koli. Further, tickets were not given to Meena Gangola, MLA from Gangolihat, Kapkot MLA Balwant Singh Bhoryal, Dwarahat MLA Mahesh Singh Negi, Almora MLA Raghunath Singh Chauhan and Kashipur MLA Harbhajan Singh Cheema.
Uttarakhand BJP president Madan Kaushik will contest from Haridwar and Suresh Chauhan will contest from Gangotri. Party leader Subodh Uniyal has been given ticket from Narendranagar. Savita Kapoor will contest from Dehradun Cantt seat.
Kailash Sharma has been given ticket from Almora constituency while Premchand Aggrawal will contest from Rishikesh. The Roorkee constituency ticket has been given to Pradeep Batra and Saurav Bahuguna will contest from Sitarganj. Arvind Pandey will contest from Gadarpur and Dhan Singh Dhami from Dharchula.
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Uttarakhand BJP president Madan Kaushik will contest from Haridwar and Suresh Chauhan will contest from Gangotri.[/caption]
The polling for the Uttarakhand Assembly elections will take place in a single phase on February 14. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
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