Himachal Pradesh Election 2022: Voting Ended; Final Polling Percentage 65.92% At 5:00 PM
Himachal Pradesh assembly elections voting ended with 65.92% voter turnout.
65.92% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 5:00 PM
A voter turnout of 65.92% was recorded till 5:00 PM in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, the Election Commission said. The voting has ended.
The highest polling of 72.35% was recorded in Sirmour district followed by 68.48% in Solan and 67.67% in Una and 67.5% in Lahaul and Spiti.
Lahaul and Spiti had recorded 21.95%.
Shillai recorded the highest 77% turnout while Sarkaghat recorded the lowest 55.40%, among the 68 assembly constituencies.
Seraj constituency and Sujanpur recorded 74% polling, according to the provisional figures.
Among the other constituencies, Anni recorded polling of 63.65%, Arki 66%, Churah 60.83% and Dalhousie 63%.
(Inputs from PTI)
Voting In Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election Ends
Voting has ended in 68 constituencies of Himachal Pradesh. Votes will be counted on Dec 8.
EVMs and VVPATs being sealed and secured at polling booths in Dharamshala and Shimla
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Most Voters Voted In Highest Polling Station
51 out of 52 voters voted in the world's highest polling station booth in Tashigang, Himachal Pradesh. 98.08% voter turnout has been recorded.
(Inputs from ANI)
Jai Ram Thakur Will Continue To Be CM Face Of Himachal Pradesh: JP Nadda
BJP Chief JP Nadda said that the current Cheif Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur, would remain the CM face of the state if the party wins the assembly election.
(Inputs from ANI)
55% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 3:00 PM
A voter turnout of 55% was recorded till 3:00 PM in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
The highest polling of 62.75% was recorded in Lahaul and Spiti district, followed by 60.38% in Sirmour and 58.9% in Mandi.
Lahaul and Spiti had recorded 21.95%, The lowest turnout of 46% was recorded in Chamba district till 3:00 PM.
Seraj and Sujanpur recorded 65% polling, the highest among the 68 assembly constituencies.
Anni constituency in Kullu recorded a polling of 62.4% , Arki 40%, Churah 34.68% and Dalhousie 38.44% , among others.
(Inputs from PTI)
37.19% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 01:00 PM
A voter turnout of 37.19% was recorded in the first five hours till 1:00 PM on Saturday, the Election Commission said.
The highest polling of 41.89% was recorded in Sirmour district, followed by 41.17 % in Mandi, the home district of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur.
The high altitude district of Lahaul and Spiti recorded the lowest of 21.95% while Chamba saw 28.35% voting till 1:00 PM.
Anni constituency in Kullu recorded a polling of 46.04%, Barsar 45.49%, Jubbal Kotkhai 46.07%, Theog 46% and Rohru constituency recorded a turnout of 46.70%.
The lowest turnout of 21% was recorded in Bhoranj constituency, Rampur with 21.09% and 21.95% in Lahaul Spiti assembly constituency so far.
(Inputs from PTI)
"Vote With Full Understanding To Weave The Future Of Himachal," Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday urges Himachal Pradesh voters to "vote with full understanding in weaving the future of Himachal".
Election Commission Prohibits Exit, Opinion Polls For Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat Elections
The Election Commission of India has prohibited exit or opinion polls for Vidhan Sabha elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat today.
The poll panel issued a notification on Thursday prohibiting the publication of exit-poll projection in any print and electronic media will be prohibited.
(Inputs from ANI)
JP Nadda Casts His Vote In Bilaspur
BJP chief JP Nadda & his wife Mallika Nadda cast their votes at a polling station in Vijaypur, Bilaspur
JP Nadda says, "With the kind of atmosphere I'm seeing since morning, I think people have zeal and that zeal is over something right. I request people to cast vote in large numbers"
17.98% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 11:00 A.M
Himachal Pradesh assembly elections so far recorded a voter turnout of 17.98% in the first three hours till 11:00 A.M on Saturday, Election Commission said.
The voting started on a slow note with only around 5% polling recorded in the first hour.
Till 11:00 A.M , the highest polling of 21.92% was recorded in Mandi, the home district of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur.
Sirmour district recorded 21.66% polling, Solan 20.28% and Kinnaur 20%, according to the Election Commission. Lahaul and Spiti district recorded the lowest polling of 5% in the first three hours.
(Inputs from PTI)
5.02% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 9:00 A.M
A voter turnout of 5.02% was recorded till 9:00 AM in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
Voters across the state queued up outside polling booths on Saturday.
(Inputs from ANI)
Congress MP Anand Sharma Cast His Vote
Congress MP Anand Sharma cast his vote at Sainik Rest House Longwood, Shimla polling station.
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Which Way Will Himachal Pradesh Go?
Opinion polls are divided, ground reports are mixed and the body language of politicians hardly reveals much. As the hill state is going to vote on Nov. 12, the question everybody is asking is: Will Himachal Pradesh stick to its tradition of voting out the incumbent every five years or will the Bharatiya Janata Party’s lotus bloom again?
One way to get close to having an informed view about the outcome is to have a sense of what has happened electorally in the state since the last round of assembly elections. We have two sets of data to get a sense of what has followed.
Himachal Will Vote For OPS, Employment: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the state will vote for the return of the old pension scheme and employment.
'Himachal will vote for OPS, Himachal will vote for employment and Himachal will vote for 'Har Ghar Lakshmi',' Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.
"Come, vote in large numbers, and make your valuable contribution to the progress and prosperous future of Himachal," the former Congress chief said, appealing to the voters of the hill state.
Gandhi is in Maharashtra undertaking the party's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.
Restoration of the old pension scheme, 300 units of free power, a Rs 680-crore StartUp fund, one lakh jobs and Rs 1,500 per month for women between 18 to 60 years are among the promises the Congress made in its manifesto for the Himachal Pradesh polls.
BJP Looks For Return To Power
In an early morning message to voters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged them to enthusiastically participate in the 'festival of democracy' and register a voting record. In a tweet, Modi also greeted the young voters who will be exercising their franchise for the first time.
Chief Minister Jairam Thakur echoed him and said every vote will help build a prosperous Himachal Pradesh.
"First vote, then refreshments. Dear fellow state residents, today is the day of voting. My humble request to all voters of Himachal Pradesh is to participate in this festival of democracy with full enthusiasm," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
The ruling BJP is hoping for an encore on the back of its development agenda, while the opposition Congress is appealing to voters to go by the four-decade tradition of voting out incumbents in the state.
Modi has led the campaign from the front for the BJP, wrapping up his canvassing with a personal appeal to voters of the state, saying that every vote cast for the BJP symbol 'lotus' will enhance his strength. The Congress, desperate to wrest the state back from the BJP after multiple electoral losses and losing nine states in two years, has principally banked on general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
(Inputs from PTI)
Voting Across 68 Constituencies Begins
Voting for the crucial Himachal Pradesh elections began on Saturday at 8 am on a slow note after officials conducted a mock poll at all booths to check EVMs.
More than 55 lakh voters in the state will decide the fate of 412 candidates, including Thakur, former chief minister Virbhadhra Singh's son Vikramaditya Singh and former BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti.
Twenty-four women candidates are in the fray this time. Of the total voters, 28,54,945 are male and 27,37,845 female voters in the state.
Himachal Pradesh's Chief Electoral Officer Maneesh Garg said all arrangements are in place for the polling.
"All 7,884 polling parties have reached the polling stations and set up the polling booths. They are accompanied by security forces. Nearly 50,000 polling staff and around 25,000 security staff have been deployed," he told PTI.
The voting is scheduled from 8 am to 5 pm and the Election Commission has 7,884 polling stations, including three auxiliary voting stations in far flung areas. Of these, 789 are vulnerable booths and 397 critical ones.
The EC has set up its highest booth in Tashigang, Kaza in Spiti area of Lahaul Spiti district at a height of 15,256 feet that would cater to 52 voters.
The 2017 assembly election saw a record 75.57% polling.
(With inputs from PTI)