Voting begins throughout 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh Meeting polls

Shimla: Polling for 68 Meeting seats in Himachal Pradesh started at 8 am amid tight safety preparations on Saturday.

A complete of 55,92,828 electors who will solid their votes until 5 pm immediately will determine the destiny of 412 candidates who’re within the fray.

Out of the full variety of electorates, 27,37,845 are girls, 28,54,945 males and 38 had been third-gender. This time, the illustration of girl candidates is 24.

The high-voltage campaigning by political events had ended on November 10, following which it is as much as the voters of Himachal Pradesh to determine the political destiny of the candidates immediately.

The struggle is in between the ruling BJP within the state which is trying to retain energy ditching the development of the alternate celebration coming to energy each 5 years since 1982, and Congress which is banking on its ’10 ensures’ that the celebration listed out in its manifesto to take them residence. Aam Aadmi Social gathering is in line trying to depart a mark within the state and thus contesting on all of the 68 seats alone.

The problem for the ruling BJP can be to buck anti-incumbency and alter the development of the alternate authorities.

In addition to these three events, events like Bahujan Samaj Social gathering (BSP), Communist Social gathering of India (Marxist), Communist Social gathering of India (CPI) and Rashtriya Devbhumi Social gathering (RDP) are within the fray.

BJP introduced star campaigners like Union House Minister Amit Shah, celebration chief Jagat Prakash Nadda and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had additionally campaigned within the hill state. Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra additionally hit the bottom together with different prime leaders of the celebration together with Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel.

Based on Election Fee, a complete of seven,881 polling stations have been arrange for immediately’s polls. The Kangra district has a most of 1,625 polling stations whereas the Lahaul-Spiti district has the bottom 92. There are 7,235 polling stations in rural and 646 polling stations in city areas. In addition to, three auxiliary polling stations have additionally been arrange at Sidhbari (Dharamshala), Bara Bhangal (Baijnath) and Dhillon (Kasauli).

Among the many key contests embody Seraj the place Chief Minister Jairam Thakur is contesting towards Congress’ Chetram Thakur and AAP candidate Gita Nand Thakur. Mahinder Rana is the CPI-M candidate.

Congress state chief Mukesh Agnihotri who contesting his fifth election from the Haroli meeting phase within the Una district the place BJP has fielded Ramkumar and AAP pitted Ravinder Pal Singh Mann.

In Hamirpur, BJP’s Narinder Thakur is the important thing challenger towards Congress’ Pushpendra Verma and AAP’s Shushil Kumar Surroch.

Congress fielded Vikramaditya Singh, son of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh from Shimla Rural towards BJP’s Ravi Mehta and AAP’s Prem Thakur.

In Mandi, the battle is between BJP candidate Anil Sharma and Congress’ Champa Thakur. AAP fielded Shyam Lal within the seat.

The Shimla City is among the many most talked about seats this time as BJP gave a ticket to Sanjay Sood, who runs a tea store within the metropolis.

In the meantime, 67 firms of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) comprising 6,700 personnel and 15 Central Reserve Police Drive (CRPF) firms have been deployed for holding free and honest Meeting polls in Himachal Pradesh.

In addition to this, 50,000 authorities workers have been placed on ballot obligation. As many as 25,000 cops are additionally stationed throughout the state.

Groups from the Nationwide Catastrophe Aid Drive (NDRF) and the State Catastrophe Aid Drive (SDRF) comprising 800 personnel have additionally been posted.

In 2017, BJP swept the Himachal polls, bagging 44 of the full 68 seats whereas Congress managed to get simply 21 seats.

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