Congress Names Nirmala Gahtori To Contest Uttarakhand By-Polls Against CM Dhami
Mumbai: The Congress party on Friday named Nirmala Gahtori as its candidate to contest the upcoming Uttarakhand by-election from Champawat assembly constituency in Uttarakhand.
Gahtori will contest a by-election on May 31 against state Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who was announced for contesting by-polls from BJP after its MLA Kailash Gehtori resigned to pave the way for contesting the aforesaid elections.
Dhami Khatima lost to Congress candidate Bhuvan Chandra Kapri, despite BJP winning the 2022 assembly elections in Uttarakhand with a majority.
The Election Commission on Monday announced the schedule for the by-polls to three assembly seats in Odisha, Kerala and Uttarakhand.
According to the Election Commission, the counting of votes for these states will take place on June 3.
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