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Nov 12, 2022
A voter turnout of 65.92% was recorded till 5:00 PM in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. 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.
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.
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.
आप सब अपने व अपने प्रदेश के हालातों को भलीभांति समझते हैं। अपनी परिस्थितियों को देखते हुए पूरी सूझबूझ से मतदान का कर्तव्य निभाएं व हालातों को बदलने व हिमाचल के भविष्य को बुनने में अपना महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दें।
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.
आज लोकतंत्र के महापर्व पर विजयपुर, हिमाचल प्रदेश में अपने परिवार के साथ समृद्ध देवभूमि के लिए मतदान किया।
मैं हिमाचल प्रदेश के अपने सभी भाई, बहन, युवा साथियों व माताओं से अधिक से अधिक संख्या में मतदान कर प्रदेश में सुशासन प्रिय, विकासवादी सरकार चुनने की अपील करता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/6Zvnm6LAiE
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.
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.