New Delhi: The counting of votes for the 70 seats in Uttarakhand assembly elections 2017 began on Saturday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won a majority in the state, ousting the Congress led by chief minister Harish Rawat.
The assembly polls are being seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and his reforms agenda, particulary demonetisation.
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The election results will also be available on the Election Commission website eci.nic.in.
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For the incumbent Congress, the election offered a chance to hang on to one of its few remaining holds in the north, but ever since Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh 16 years ago, no party has won consecutive terms in the state.
The 2017 election has also seen defections from both the Congress led by chief minister Harish Rawat and the BJP, its chief rival in the state, with both parties fielding recently turned candidates.
Here are the latest updates on election results and trends from counting of votes in the Uttarakhand assembly elections 2017:
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
| BJP | 56 | 1 | 57 |
| Congress | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Independents | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5.35pm: Chief minister Harish Rawat, who lost both the assembly seats he contested, submitted his resignation to governor K.K. Paul, while attributing the party’s “poor” show in the state polls to “flaws in his own leadership”. (PTI)
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4.41pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “I assure people of the state that BJP will serve them with dedication”, PTI reported.
4.08pm: The BJP has won 38 seats, securing a majority in the 70-member assembly. Election Commission data show the party is leading in another 19 seats, giving it a likely tally of 57.
The Congress has won 10 seats and is leading in one, while independent candidates have won one and are leading in another.
4.02pm: The BJP has won in 34 constituencies, nearing the halfway mark of 36. The party is leading in another 23 seats, giving it a likely total of 57, over 80% of the seats in the assembly.
3.32pm: The BJP has won 25 seats and the Congress seven. The Election Commission is yet to release final tallies for the remaining 38 seats.
On the whole, the BJP has won or is leading in 57 seats and the Congress in 11, with independents leading in two seats.
2.22pm: Chief minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat has lost to the BJP candidates from both the constituencies he contested (Haridwar Rural and Kichha), PTI reported.
1.12pm: BJP leading in 57 seats, Congress wins one (Pirankaliyar) and is leading in 10. Independents lead in three.
1.07pm: Chief minister Harish Rawat lost in the Hardwar Rural constituency. The Congress leader is also contesting from Kichha, where he is trailing the BJP’s Rajesh Shukla by about 1,700 votes. The BJP is leading in 56 seats, the Congress in 10 and others in four, according to Election Commission data.
12.09pm: The BJP is leading in 55 seats, with the Congress ahead in 11 and others in four.
11.07am: The BJP is leading in 52 seats, shows Election Commission data, with the Congress ahead in 16 and others in two.
10.59am: Chief minister Harish Rawat of the Congress is trailing the BJP candidates in both the constituencies he is contesting (Hardwar Rural and Kichha), Election Commission data shows.
10.57am: The BJP is leading in 53 seats, according to Election Commission data, with the Congress ahead in 14 and others in two.
10.47am: BJP leading in 48 constituencies, shows Election Commission data, with the Congress ahead in 13 and others in four.
10.22am: BJP leading in 48 constituencies, shows Election Commission data. The Congress is leading 10 and others in four.
10.02am: BJP leading in 42 seats, Election Commission data shows. Congress leads in nine seats, others in one.
9.55am: Election Commission data shows BJP leading in 39 seats, Congress in seven and others in two.
9.44am: BJP leading in 51 constituencies, Congress in 11 and others in four. (India Today TV)
9.33am: BJP leads in 48 constituencies, Congress in 12 and others in two. (CNN News 18)
9.22am: BJP leading in 44 constituencies, Congress in five and BSP in three. (India Today TV)
9.13am: Chief minister Harish Rawat of the Congress is trailing behind the BJP candidates in both the constituencies he is contesting (Hardwar Rural and Kichha). (NDTV)
9.09am: BJP leading in 31 constituencies, Congress in nine and others in two. (CNN News 18)
9.01am: BJP leads in 12 constituencies, Congress in four. (India Today TV)
8.58am: BJP leads in seven constituencies, Congress in three. (NDTV)
8.57am: Chief minister Harish Rawat was trailing behind the BJP’s Yatishwar Anand in the Hardwar Rural constituency. (NDTV)
8.50am: Early trends show the BJP leading in six seats and the Congress in two. (CNN News 18)
