Updates: 8:20 pm: In Almora BJP's Ajay Tamta defeated Congress's Pradeep Tamta by 95,690 votes.
6:40 pm: In Hardwar, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank defeated Chief Minister Harish Rawat's wife Renuka by 177822 votes.
5:40 pm: In Tehri Garhwal the daughter-in-law of erstwhile Tehri royal family Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah defeated former Uttarkhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna's son Saket by 1,92,503.
2 pm: In Garhal, BJP's BC Khanduri leads over Congress's Harak Singh Rawat by over 1.5 lakh votes.
11:44 am: In Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar seat, BS Koshyari is leading over Congress's KC Singh Baba by over 1.5 lakh votes. In Hardwar, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is leading over Chief Minister Harish Rawat's wife Renuka by over 30,000 votes.
In Tehri Garhwal the daughter-in-law of erstwhile Tehri royal family Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah is leading over former Uttarkhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna's son Saket by over 34,000 votes.
10:16 am: BJP sweeps Uttarakhand, leads in all 5 seats
9:11 am: The BJP is leading in 3 seats and the Congress on 1 seat.
8:55 am: BJP's Anurag Thakur leading in Hamirpur seat
New Delhi: The counting of votes begin on Friday to decide the electoral fortunes of 74 candidates contesting for five Lok Sabha seats of Uttarakhand, where ruling Congress and Opposition BJP are locked in direct contest.
Some high profile candidates testing electoral waters this time include three former BJP chief ministers - Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri, Bhagat Singh Koshiyari and Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank besides Chief Minister Harish Rawat's wife Renuka, former CM Vjay Bahuguna's son Saket and daughter in law of erstwhile Tehri royal family Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah.
Key candidates:
BC Khanduri BJP Ruydraprayag
BS Koshiyari BJP Nainital
Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank BJP Haridwar
Renuka Rawat Congress Haridwar
Saket Bahuguna Congress Tehri
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