Champawat by-poll: Yogi campaigns for Uttarakhand CM Dhami, holds massive roadshow
Champawat (Uttarakhand), May 28: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath held a roadshow in Tanakpur, Champawat district, ahead of the May 31 bypoll to the Champawat Assembly seat.
Dhami is contesting the bypoll from Champawat.
"The BJP government led by Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami ji has given a model of development in the state of Uttarakhand. To fulfil the dreams of the people of Uttarakhand, BJP is necessary, youth like Pushkar Singh Dhami is necessary," said Yogi Adityanath in a tweet.
Notably, BJP MLA Kailash Gehtori resigned from the Champawat assembly seat to pave the way for Dhami to contest by-polls after the latter lost from the Khatima constituency during the Assembly polls held in February this year.
Currently, Dhami is not a member of the state legislative assembly.
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Dhami had lost to Congress candidate Bhuwan Chandra Kapri by a margin of 6,579 votes in Assembly elections 2022.
The BJP leader got a total of 41,598 votes with a vote share of 44.8 per cent as against Kapri who got 48,177 with a huge vote share of 51.89 per cent.
The saffron party won the popular mandate for the second consecutive term in Uttarakhand, bagging 47 seats in the 70-member Assembly.
According to the Election Commission, the by-elections will be held on May 31 while the counting of votes will take place on June 3.
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-PTC News
