Picture : Twitter/ ANI
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 hill state will decide the fate of 412 candidates in 68 assembly constituencies. 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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Himachal Pradesh voters on Saturday to enthusiastically participate in the “festival of democracy”, a reference to the assembly polls, and register a voting record.
हिमाचल प्रदेश की सभी विधानसभा सीटों के लिए आज मतदान का दिन है। देवभूमि के समस्त मतदाताओं से मेरा निवेदन है कि वे लोकतंत्र के इस उत्सव में पूरे उत्साह के साथ भाग लें और वोटिंग का नया रिकॉर्ड बनाएं। इस अवसर पर पहली बार वोट देने वाले राज्य के सभी युवाओं को मेरी विशेष शुभकामनाएं।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 12, 2022
In a tweet, Modi also greeted the young voters who will be exercising their franchise for the first time.
CM Jairam Thakur after casting his vote told ANI, Confident of a grand win. Feedback is great. Most importantly, people are casting their votes peacefully, he said.
Himachal Pradesh | People cast their votes in Nadaun Assembly constituency, Hamirpur; visuals from polling station 4
I am a first-time voter; feel very excited. I have voted for development: Ankita, a voter#AssemblyElections2022 pic.twitter.com/0453ZyRUhR
— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2022
The Congress on the other hand looked upbeat, We’d like to tell people of Himachal Pradesh to vote for development & work. Congress always worked for development & in the time to come only Congress can take that work forward in the state. We’re confident of winning 40-45 seats, said Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh to ANI
