Haryana Assembly Elections: 36.7 pc voting recorded till 1 pm
New Delhi: As the Haryana Legislative Assembly elections approach, Haryana recorded a 36.7 per cent voter turnout as of 1 pm.
As per the data shared by the ECI, Palwal recorded the highest poll percentage of 27.94 per cent, followed by Jind 27.20 per cent, Mewat 25. 65 per cent, Yamunanagar 25.56 per cent, and Ambala 25.50per cent, till 9 am.
In Rohatak, the poll percentage was recorded 12.71 per cent, 23.45 per cent in Bhiwani, 20.10 percent in Charkhi Dadri, 20.39 in faridabad, 24.69 in Hisar till 11 am.
2.03 crore voters are ready to cast their votes across 90 constituencies. The elections, scheduled for Saturday, are a crucial battleground, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aims to secure a third consecutive term, while the Congress aims to reclaim leadership, leveraging anti-incumbency sentiments and issues such as farmer protests and wrestler demonstrations.
This election will see several prominent parties, including the BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and pre-poll alliances of Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party (INLD-BSP) and Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party (JJP-ASP), vying for power.
Voting in Haryana is scheduled for October 5, from 7 am to 6 pm. A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting for seats, with 20,632 polling booths set up to accommodate the voters.
The results for the Haryana Assembly elections, along with those of Jammu and Kashmir, will be declared on October 8.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda on Friday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to immediately transfer the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Bhiwani district, alleging a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Hooda accused the Bhiwani SP of bias against the Congress and of openly supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate JP Dalal, thereby violating the MCC in an attempt to influence the election outcome.
“The Election Commission of India is urged to immediately transfer the Superintendent of Police, Bhiwani, out of the district for being biased against the Congress Party and openly supporting BJP candidate JP Dalal, in violation of the MCC to influence the election results,” Hooda posted on X.
ANI
