Pushkar Dhami wins Champawat bypoll by over 55,000 votes

With a margin of over 55.000 votes, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has bagged victory in the Champawat bypoll. The win was necessary for the Dhami to remain on the CM’s seat.

“My heart is very emotional with the love and blessings showered by you through votes in Champawat by-election, I am silent,” CM Dhami tweeted after the victory.

Pushkar Singh Dhami defeated Congress' Nirmala Gahtori and the Samajwadi Party's Manoj Kumar Bhatt, as well as an independent candidate in Himanshu Garkoti. Dhami garnered over 58,000 votes. whereas, Congress’s Gahtori could secure only 3,233. 

Congratulating the Uttrakhand CM, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate the Uttarakhand CM for his victory in the Champawat bypolls.

"Congratulations to Uttarakhand’s dynamic CM @pushkardhami for the record win from Champawat. I am confident he will work even harder for the progress of Uttarakhand. I thank the people of Champawat for placing their faith in BJP and laud our Karyakartas for their hard work," Modi tweeted.