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Nearly 17.98% of over 55 lakh voters in Himachal Pradesh turned out on Saturday in the first three hours (11am) to elect 68 members of the BJP-ruled Assembly in the single phase polling, officials said.
The highest turnout was recorded in Mandi, the home district of CM Thakur, as per the print reports.
Bilaspur: 13.84%
Chamba: 12.07%
Hamirpur: 19.40%
Kangra: 16,49%
Kinnaur: 20.00%
Kullu: 14.54%
Lahaul & Spiti: 5%
Mandi: 21.92%
Shimla: 17.73%
Sirmour: 21.66%
Solan: 20.28%
Una: 19.92%
Only 4 per cent voting was recorded in first hour of polling. There were minor hiccups as electronic voting machines developed snags at some places.
BJP national president JP Nadda on Saturday cast his vote at Vijaypur in Bilaspur in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, his wife and two daughters cast their votes at a polling booth in Seraj in Mandi district. From Seraj, the four-time lawmaker is in fray again. After casting his vote, Thakur urged the voters to come out in big numbers and enthusiastically participate in the “festival of democracy”.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday cast his vote in Himachal’s Hamirpur in the Assembly polls in the state.
