{"id":1653,"date":"2022-01-27T11:02:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T11:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2022-01-27T11:02:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T11:02:39","slug":"uttarakhand-congress-changes-five-candidates-amidst-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/27\/uttarakhand-congress-changes-five-candidates-amidst-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Uttarakhand Congress changes five candidates amidst uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uttarakhand Congress changes five candidates amidst uncertainty<\/p>\n<p>S.M.A.KAZMI<\/p>\n<p>Dehradun , Jan 27<\/p>\n<p>Unsure of its moves, intense infighting\u00a0 and insecurity amongst its leaders, \u00a0has forced the Congress party to\u00a0 change five of it\u2019s candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly elections which has created a lot of heart burn amongst hopeful party cadres and leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, former Chief Minister and Chairman of it\u2019s state campaign committee Harish Rawat got his seat changed from Ramnagar to Lal Kuan. Earlier, he was adamant to contest from Ramnagar from where his once friend turned political foe Ranjit Rawat had dug heels. But, now in the third list released at midnight, Ranjit Rawat has been shifted to Salt in Almora district. Harish Rawat got party nomination for her daughter Anupma Rawat from Haridwar rural seat which he had lost in the 2017 assembly elections.<\/p>\n<p>The party has nominated Om Gopal Rawat, a former \u00a0BJP leader who joined Congress two days ago from Narendranagar assembly segment against Subodh Uniyal , a BJP minister. From Doiwala, Manish uniyal Sharma, the Congress candidate has been replaced with\u00a0 Gaurav Chaudhary. From Jawalapur (reserve) in Haridwar district, Ravi Bahadur has been given party ticket replacing Barkha Rani. From Roorkee, Yashpal Rana has been made Congress candidate. At Chaubattakhal in Pauri Garhwal, where Harak Singh Rawat was hopeful of party nomination, Kesar Singh Negi has been given party ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Harish Rawat gets shifted to Lal Kuan replacing party candidates Sandhya Dalakoti. Mahesh Sharma has been given party ticket from Kaladungi replacing Mahendra Pal Singh who has been shifted to Ramnagar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uttarakhand Congress changes five candidates amidst uncertainty S.M.A.KAZMI Dehradun , Jan 27 Unsure of its moves, intense infighting\u00a0 and insecurity amongst its leaders, \u00a0has forced the Congress party to\u00a0 change five of it\u2019s candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly elections which has created a lot of heart burn amongst hopeful party cadres and leaders. 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