U'khand Assembly polls: Over 81 lakh voters to decide fate of 632 candidates on Monday
India Today
The election will be held on 70 assembly seats across 13 districts in Uttarakhand from 8 am till 6 pm.
Over 81 lakh voters are all set to decide the fate of 632 candidates in Uttarakhand on Monday. It will be the fifth assembly election after the state's creation in 2000.
The election will be held on 70 assembly seats across 13 districts in the state from 8 am till 6 pm.
Electioneering in the state came to an end on Saturday evening. The political parties conducted virtual as well as physical rallies, besides door-to-door campaigns.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, his cabinet colleagues Satpal Maharaj, Subodh Uniyal, Arvind Pandey, Dhan Singh Rawat and Rekha Arya, besides state BJP president Madan Kaushik are among some important candidates whose fate is to be decided in these polls.
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