BJP wins all five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand

In Tehri Garhwal, BJP’s Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah won by a margin of 2,68,347 votes after defeating Congress candidate Jot Singh Gunsola

Published on: Jun 4, 2024, 19:03:12 IST

By Neeraj Santoshi

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday won all the five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand with Ajay Bhatt winning the Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar seat with the highest margin of 3,34,548 votes by defeating Congress candidate Prakash Joshi. Bhatt got 7,72,671 votes while Joshi received 4,38,123 votes.

In Almora, BJP’s Ajay Tamta beat Congress candidate Pradeep Tamta by 2,25,893 votes. (HT photo)

In Almora, BJP’s Ajay Tamta beat Congress candidate Pradeep Tamta by 2,25,893 votes. Ajay got 4,17,535 votes while Pradeep got 1,91,642 votes.

In Tehri Garhwal, BJP’s Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah won by a margin of 2,68,347 votes after defeating Congress candidate Jot Singh Gunsola. Shah got 4,55,949 votes while Gunsola managed to get 1,87,602 votes.

In Haridwar, BJP’s Trivendra Singh Rawat won by a margin of 1,61,092 votes after defeating Congress candidate Virendra Rawat. Trivendra got 6,48,498 votes while Virendra managed to get 4,87,406 votes.

The final counting figures, except in case of Nainital US Nagar seat, were not released at the time of filing this report (7pm).

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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