The Bharatiya&nbsp;Janta Party (BJP) won 56 seats in Uttarakhand,&nbsp;almost completely wiping out&nbsp;the Congress which won just 11 seats and Others won 2 seats. The BJP wave has been&nbsp;clearly evident in Uttarakhand.&nbsp;

BJP leaders attributed the victory&nbsp;to the Narendra Modi wave and a strong anti-incumbency against Harish Rawat who lost both the seats he contested.

Even as results poured in, Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat resigned after losing both Assembly seats to BJP candidates in the state.

Rawat lost the Haridwar (Rural) seat to BJP&#39;s Yatishwaranand by over 12,000 votes and also lost the Kichcha seat by less than 100 votes to Rajesh Shukla of the BJP.&nbsp;

Earlier, counting of votes began in Uttarakhand this morning with the Congress taking an early lead in 14 constituencies, BJP led&nbsp;in 13 constituencies with&nbsp;Others leading in 2 seats.

In early rounds, chief minister Harish Rawat was&nbsp;leading in Haridwar Rural constituency, however, he soon started trailing and eventually lost to&nbsp;BJP&#39;s Yatishwaranand.

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The victory margin between the Congress and BJP this time is massive. The parties were neck and neck in the last assembly polls with BJP winning only one seat less than Congress which formed government with the help of the six-member PDF.&nbsp;

A number of Harish Rawat&#39;s cabinet colleagues including S S Negi, Dinesh Aggarwal, Mantri Prasad Naithani, Dinesh Dhanai, Harish Chandra Durgapal and Navprabhat lost their seats.

Almost all former Congress rebel MLAs fielded by BJP won their seats including Sobodh Uniyal from Narendranagar, Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion from Khanpur, Yashpal Arya from Bajpur, Rekha Arya from Someshwar, Umesh Sharma Kau from Raipur, and Pradeep Batra from Roorkee. 
 
Pradesh BJP president Ajay Bhatt who lost from Ranikhet, attributed his party&#39;s win to the corruption during the Congress rule.

&quot;People were sick of the rule of corruption, fear and loot and voted for Narendra Modi&#39;s and Amit Shah&#39;s all-inclusive development agenda,&quot; Ajay Bhatt said in a statement.

 
(WION with inputs from agencies)

BJP won 56 Assembly constituencies with the Congress taking just 13 seats

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won 56 seats in Uttarakhand, almost completely wiping out the Congress which won just 11 seats and Others won 2 seats. The BJP wave has been clearly evident in Uttarakhand. BJP leaders attributed the victory to the Narendra Modi wave and a strong anti-incumbency against Harish Rawat who lost both the seats he contested. Even as results poured in, Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat resigned after losing both Assembly seats to BJP candidates in the state. Rawat lost the Haridwar (Rural) seat to BJP's Yatishwaranand by over 12,000 votes and also lost the Kichcha seat by less than 100 votes to Rajesh Shukla of the BJP. Earlier, counting of votes began in Uttarakhand this morning with the Congress taking an early lead in 14 constituencies, BJP led in 13 constituencies with Others leading in 2 seats. In early rounds, chief minister Harish Rawat was leading in Haridwar Rural constituency, however, he soon started trailing and eventually lost to BJP's Yatishwaranand. Chief Minister Harish Rawat leading from Haridwar Rural seat #ElectionResults #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/KhcPDIl3za — ANI (@ANI_news) March 11, 2017 × The victory margin between the Congress and BJP this time is massive. The parties were neck and neck in the last assembly polls with BJP winning only one seat less than Congress which formed government with the help of the six-member PDF. A number of Harish Rawat's cabinet colleagues including S S Negi, Dinesh Aggarwal, Mantri Prasad Naithani, Dinesh Dhanai, Harish Chandra Durgapal and Navprabhat lost their seats. Almost all former Congress rebel MLAs fielded by BJP won their seats including Sobodh Uniyal from Narendranagar, Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion from Khanpur, Yashpal Arya from Bajpur, Rekha Arya from Someshwar, Umesh Sharma Kau from Raipur, and Pradeep Batra from Roorkee. Pradesh BJP president Ajay Bhatt who lost from Ranikhet, attributed his party's win to the corruption during the Congress rule. "People were sick of the rule of corruption, fear and loot and voted for Narendra Modi's and Amit Shah's all-inclusive development agenda," Ajay Bhatt said in a statement. (WION with inputs from agencies)

BJP trumps Congress in Uttarakhand, CM Harish Rawat resigns

The Election Commission tonight (March 11) ordered repolling in one of the booths of Lohaghat Assembly seat in Uttarakhand where EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines)&nbsp;went out of order, forcing counting at the station to be stopped midway through.

Repolling in booth number 128, Government Inter College at Karankarayat, was ordered after the EVMs stopped displaying results due to some technical problem prompting authorities to stop counting, the state election office said here.

Polling will be held afresh on March 15. Counting will undertaken and the results will be declared the same evening, it said.

The poll panel has asked its state representatives to keep the documents pertaining to today&#39;s counting for the Assembly seat sealed till the announcement of the booth&#39;s results.

When the EVMs conked out, BJP&#39;s Puran Singh Fartyal was ahead of his nearest rival, Congress&#39; Khushal Singh by 450 votes.

Of the result for 69 seats declared, the BJP has won in 56 to sweep to power in the state. Congress has won in 11 seats and Independents secured two seats.&nbsp;

(PTI)

Polling will be held afresh on March 15. Counting will undertaken and results declared the same day

The Election Commission tonight (March 11) ordered repolling in one of the booths of Lohaghat Assembly seat in Uttarakhand where EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) went out of order, forcing counting at the station to be stopped midway through. Repolling in booth number 128, Government Inter College at Karankarayat, was ordered after the EVMs stopped displaying results due to some technical problem prompting authorities to stop counting, the state election office said here. Polling will be held afresh on March 15. Counting will undertaken and the results will be declared the same evening, it said. The poll panel has asked its state representatives to keep the documents pertaining to today's counting for the Assembly seat sealed till the announcement of the booth's results. When the EVMs conked out, BJP's Puran Singh Fartyal was ahead of his nearest rival, Congress' Khushal Singh by 450 votes. Of the result for 69 seats declared, the BJP has won in 56 to sweep to power in the state. Congress has won in 11 seats and Independents secured two seats. (PTI)

Repolling ordered in booth of Uttarakhand's Lohaghat seat

Around 68 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 5 pm in the Uttarakhand Assembly elections.

Elaborate security arrangements are put in place for smooth conduct of the election.

Some of the districts in this phase being community sensitive, special arrangements have been made and security is strengthened there.No untoward incident or glitches in the Electronic Voting Machines have been reported so far.

The Indo-Nepal boarder and the boundaries connecting to Uttarakhand have been sealed.

Special instructions have been given to check illegal money and liquor which may be misused to influence the voters.

The polling is currently taking taking place for 69 of the 70 assembly seats as voting in Karnprayag constituency was rescheduled for March 9 following the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate.

A total of 628 candidates are in the fray for the single phase polling in the hill state.The results of the polls will be out on March 11.&nbsp;

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Haridwar, Uttarkashi, Udhamsingh Nagar and Nainital were among districts that have recorded the highest polling so far

Around 68 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 5 pm in the Uttarakhand Assembly elections. Elaborate security arrangements are put in place for smooth conduct of the election. Some of the districts in this phase being community sensitive, special arrangements have been made and security is strengthened there.No untoward incident or glitches in the Electronic Voting Machines have been reported so far. The Indo-Nepal boarder and the boundaries connecting to Uttarakhand have been sealed. Special instructions have been given to check illegal money and liquor which may be misused to influence the voters. The polling is currently taking taking place for 69 of the 70 assembly seats as voting in Karnprayag constituency was rescheduled for March 9 following the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate. A total of 628 candidates are in the fray for the single phase polling in the hill state.The results of the polls will be out on March 11. (ANI)

Uttarakhand elections: 68% voter turnout till 5 pm