The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the Tharali Assembly seat in Uttarakhand by 1872 votes. In Tharali, Congress candidate Jeet Ram has lost to BJP candidate Munni Devi, wife of BJP's Maganlal Shah. It must be noted that Munni Devi is also the chairperson of Chamoli Zilla panchayat.
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Tharali By-Election Results 2018 News Updates: BJP's Munni Devi Shah Wins From Tharali Assembly Seat in Uttarakhand
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31 May, 12:45 (IST)
After its win in Ampati Assembly Seat in Meghalaya and Palus-Kadegaon in Maharashtra, the Congress os gaining leads in RR Nagar in Karnataka, Shahkot in Punjab and Tharali Assembly Seat in Uttarakhand.
31 May, 12:26 (IST)
According to a recent tweet by ANI, the BJP is leading from the Tharali Assembly seat in Uttarakhand. In Tharali, the Congress party has repeated Jeet Ram as its candidate while the BJP has given a ticket to Shah’s wife Munni Devi. It must be noted that Munni Devi is also the chairperson of Chamoli Zilla panchayat.
31 May, 11:51 (IST)
As per latest trends, the BJP is leading in Uttarakhand's Tharali Assembly Seat by 14055 votes while the Congress is at the second position with 12248 votes during the eight round of counting. BJP is ahead of the Congress by BJP 1807 Votes.
31 May, 11:33 (IST)
In what can be termed as a turn of events in Uttarakhand, the Congress is now leading by 198 votes from Tharali assembly seat in fifth round of counting. Congress Candidate Prof Jeetram leads by 198 Votes.
31 May, 09:39 (IST)
As per initial trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading with 339 votes from Tharali assembly seat in Uttarakhand. This year, a total of 12 candidates in the fray for the Shahkot Assembly seat in Punjab. The Congress party that is governing in the state has fielded Hardev Singh Laddi while the Akali Dal has fielded his son Naib Singh Kohar from the seat.
31 May, 09:35 (IST)
According to initial trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in Tharali Assembly Seat in Uttarakhand. BJP candidate Munni Devi Shah is leading in Tharali. The by-polls were necessitated after the death of Maganlal Shah of the BJP party.
31 May, 09:03 (IST)
Tharali is one of the 70 Assembly seats in Uttarakhand and is located in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. The bypoll outcome will be considered to be a litmus test of the performance of Trivendra Singh Rawat-led BJP government in the state.
31 May, 08:11 (IST)
The counting of votes for Tharali Assembly Seat has begun amid tight security arrangements. The polls were on May 28 and results for the same will be announced today.
Dehradun, May 31: The counting of votes for the crucial Tharali assembly seat in Uttarakhand will be taken up on Thursday from 8 AM. The bypoll outcome will be considered to be a litmus test of the performance of Trivendra Singh Rawat-led BJP government in the state. The voting in Tharali took place on May 28 and results will out by evening. Stay tuned at Latestly for the live news and updates on Tharali Assembly Seat results in Uttarakhand.
The contest is straight on the seat between traditional rivals the BJP and the Congress with the former looking to retain it and the latter trying to stage a comeback. There are 1,02,569 voters in the constituency, including 50,991 men, 48,301 women and 3,277 service voters. To recall, over 53 per cent polling was recorded in the bypolls to the Tharali Assembly seat in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. By the end of the day, 53.43 per cent voters had cast their votes, District Information Officer incharge of the election control room G S Bisht said.
According to reports, though largely peaceful, the bypoll was boycotted at Devsari village in the Dewal area by voters to protest against their demand for a road not being fulfilled. Polling for the reserved (SC) seat went at a slow pace initially. Only 26 per cent voters had cast their votes by 1 PM. However, it picked up a little late in the afternoon with 40.5 poll percentage recorded by 3 PM, Bisht said.
For those unversed, Maganlal Shah of the BJP, whose death earlier this year necessitated the bypolls, had won in 2017 defeating his nearest rival Jeetram. Others in the fray are Kunwar Ram CPI(M), Kasbilal Shah (UKD) and Beeri Ram (Independent).
Tharali By-Elections 2018: Factsheet
Last winner: In 2017 elections, the Tharali seat was won by BJP candidate Magan Lal Shah. It must be noted that the 54-year-old passed away at Dehradun Hospital following prolonged illness.
Reason for bypoll: The election in Tharali Assembly seat was necessitated due to the demise of Magan Lal Shah in February 2018.
Candidates in fray: Munni Devi has received a ticket from the BJP , who is the widow of deceased Magan Lal Shah. Meanwhile, the Congress party has given ticket to Jeet Ram, a former MLA from the seat. Jeet was defeated in 2017 by Shah to wrest the constituency.
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