58.41 pc turn out in LS and 56.89 pc in bye-election till 3 PM
Polling began for four Lok Sabha and six bye-elections of assembly in Himachal Pradesh at 0700 hrs on Saturday and after six hours moderate turnout registered in the state.
According to Chief Electoral Officer Manish Garag said that polling began in 7992 polling stations including 369 critical in which around 57.44 lakh registered voters in the state are eligible for the polling.
Tashigang world’s highest polling station has 62 voters at a height of 15526 ft.
Polling began on a mixed note in the Lok Sabha election register with around 58.41 pc and in the Vidhan Sabha bye-election 56.89 pc turned up.
According to the Election Commission in Shimla, PC registered around 59.18 pc turn out, Hamirpur 57.72, pc, Mandi 61.03 pc & Kangra 55.99 pc till 1500 hrs in eight hours.
In Lahaul Spiti district registers 67.08 pc voting, Gagret 56.78 pc, Sujanpur 56.85 pc, Kutlehar 60.20 pc, Dharmshala 53.98 pc, and Badsar 47 pc.
Chief Electoral Officer of Himachal Pradesh, Sh. Maneesh Garg exercised his right to vote today at the Mehli-4 62/84 polling station, reaffirming the significance of active participation in the democratic process.
105 years of Payra Singh cast his vote at Hatnalah polling stations. in Chamba district.
According to the Election commission Former Union minister cast his vote at Bharari polling stations at Shimla, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his family at Nadaun, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri at Haroli in Una district, Former Chief Minister PK Dhumal and his Union minister son Anurag Thakur along with entire family caste their votes at Sameerpur, Union Minister Shanta Kumar at Palampur, Former CM and his family at Chichyot, Public workers Development Minister Vikramaditya Singh at Rampur and BJP candidate and Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut at Bhamla village of Sarkaghat Mandi at her ancestral house.
Including four candidates of BJP, Congress, and BSP 37 candidates are in the fray for Lok Sabha, and in the assembly bye-election, including six candidates of BJP and Congress, 25 candidates are in the fray. In all the 62 candidates are in the fray on four Lok Sabha and six assembly bye-elections.
