Tuesday, 09 JULY 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The campaign for Badrinath and Manglaur Assembly constituencies’ by-elections ended on Monday. On the last day, top leaders of both ruling BJP and Congress party hit the campaign trail in both the constituencies. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami who was camping in Badrinath for the last two days, addressed public meetings in Barangna and Pokhri in Chamoli district on Monday. In these meetings he said that Rajendra Bhandari has resigned from Congress and from his Assembly seat for the development of Badrinath. He appealed to people to ensure victory of Bhandari in the by-election.
Former CM Harish Rawat, leader of opposition (LoP) Yashpal Arya and many MLAs of Congress campaigned in Manglaur, Haridwar on Monday and sought votes for party candidate Qazi Nizamuddin. These leaders also staged a dharna outside the Manglaur Police post on the day. The Congress leaders alleged that the administration working in the influence of BJP is targeting Congress workers.
Former PCC president Ganesh Godiyal who is consistently camping in Badrinath campaigned in support of party candidate Lakhpat Butola in Gopeshwar and Peepalkoti.
In Badrinath Assembly by- election there is a direct contest between Rajendra Bhandari of BJP and Lakhpat Singh Butola of Congress. The by-election was necessitated due to Bhandari’s from the Assembly and from the Congress party. In Manglaur there is a three cornered contest between Congress candidate Nizamuddin, BJP’s Avtar Singh Bhadana and Ubedurrehman Ansari of BSP. The by-election is being held due to the death of Sarwat Karim Ansari who had won from the constituency in the Assembly election of 2022.
The polling in both the Assembly constituencies will be held on July 10 and the counting of the votes will be done on July 13.
