Summary:
Dehradun: In a closely contested battle for mayoral seats of Uttarakhand, the BJP was successful in winning Rishikesh and Rudrapur, and seemed set to clinch Dehradun as well when results last came in. However, it was in a close contest with Congress in two key seats Haldwani and Hardiwar. While Ram Pal received 39,882 votes, Nand Lal got 34,748 votes.At Haldwani, BJP’s Jogendra Rautela had taken lead in first few rounds. Development has come to a standstill and only false assurances are being made to the people,” said Singh. Till reports last came, he was ahead of Congress nominee Dinesh Agarwal by a margin of 17,038 votes.In Rudrapur, BJP’s Ram Pal defeated Congress nominee Nand Lal by a margin of 5,134 votes..