Himachal Pradesh Election 2022: Voter turnout at 65.92% until 5 pm, says Election Fee

Himachal Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 65.92 per cent until 5 pm on Saturday, the Election Fee mentioned, citing provisional polling figures for the state the place the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are locked in an aggressive battle.

Voting started at 8 am on a gradual observe however picked up because the day progressed and the solar warmed the winter chill. The meeting election is an important take a look at for the BJP which is hoping to beat precedent and return to energy whereas the Congress has urged voters to go by custom of voting out the incumbent.

Solely round 5 per cent polling was recorded within the first hour, whereas until 11 am, it was 19.98 per cent. It notched as much as 37.19 per cent by 1 pm and 55.65 per cent until 3 pm.

Until 5 pm, a 65.92 per cent turnout was recorded, the Election Fee (EC) mentioned.

The very best polling of 72.35 per cent was recorded in Sirmour district adopted by 68.48 per cent in Solan and 67.67 per cent in Una and 67.5 per cent in Lahaul and Spiti.

The high-altitude district of Lahaul and Spiti had recorded 21.95 per cent, the bottom, until 1 pm, however polling was brisk because the solar got here out.

Shillai recorded the best 77 per cent turnout whereas Sarkaghat recorded the bottom 55.40 per cent, among the many 68 meeting constituencies within the hill state, the ballot panel mentioned.

Seraj constituency in Mandi district from the place Chief Minister Jairam Thakur is contesting and Sujanpur recorded 74 per cent polling, in accordance with the provisional figures. Among the many different constituencies, Anni recorded polling of 63.65 per cent, Arki 66 per cent, Churah 60.83 per cent and Dalhousie 63 per cent.

Chief Minister Thakur voted in Mandi alongside together with his spouse and daughters after providing prayers at a neighborhood temple, whereas Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh and her son Vikramaditya Singh voted in Rampur.

Earlier within the day, the Congress chief alongside together with her son paid obeisance on the Shani temple in Shimla.
Former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and his son, and Union Minister Anurag Thakur voted in Hamirpur together with members of the family. Former Union minister Anand Sharma voted in Shimla whereas CLP chief Mukesh Agnihotri and his household voted in Haroli, from the place he’s contesting.

BJP president J P Nadda voted together with members of the family in Bilaspur, whereas former chief minister Shanta Kumar additionally solid his vote.