369 polling stations identified as critical
A spokesperson of the State Election Department said here today that out of a total of 7,992 which also includes two auxiliary polling stations in the State, 369 have been placed in the critical category for the elections to be held on June 1, 2024.
ANI
May 30, 2024 23:04 IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 30 (ANI): A spokesperson of the State Election Department said here today that out of a total of 7,992 which also includes two auxiliary polling stations in the State, 369 have been placed in the critical category for the elections to be held on 1st June, 2024.
The highest number of critical polling stations numbering 118 are in district Kangra followed by 58 in Sirmour while there are 51 such critical polling stations in Una.
Apart from this, 45 critical polling stations have been identified in Solan, and 20 such polling stations are in Chamba. In Hamirpur there are 17 while Bilaspur, Mandi and Shimla have 16 critical polling booths each.
In Kinnaur, there are seven such booths, which have been identified as critical, while Kullu has three and Lahual-Spiti has only two such polling stations.
The polling for the 2024 general elections in Himachal Pradesh is scheduled to take place in a single phase on June 1.
The state of Himachal Pradesh has four Lok Sabha constituencies: Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, and Shimla. In addition to the Lok Sabha elections, by-polls will also be held in six Himachal Pradesh assembly seats on the same day. These seats fell vacant after the disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs.
The results for both the Lok Sabha elections and the assembly polls will be announced on June 4. (ANI)
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