Laying emphasis on the security laid down by the Election Commission, Kurukshetra Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Jogpal on Monday informed that a robust three-tier security cordon has been established to safeguard Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
The single-phase polling for 90 Assembly Constituencies in Haryana concluded peacefully on Saturday across more than 20,000 polling stations and recorded a final voter turnout of 65.65 percent.
According to the Election Commission of India, "Voting began at 7.00 am and voters from all sections of society were seen queuing up at polling stations. With a significant population of elderly voters, many above the age of 100 years were seen participating in the electoral festivities with
Voting in Haryana started at 7 AM and will go till 6 pm. A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting in all 90 assembly constituencies, and 20,632 polling booths have been set up for voting.
Former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, his son and Congress MP Deepender Hooda cast their vote at a polling booth in Rohtak as voting is underway for Haryana Assembly elections 2024.
Voting began for 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday and saw a voter turnout of 22.70 percent per cent till 11 AM, the Election Commission of India said.
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 for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Agarwal said that if a voter's name is on the list but he or she do not possess a voter ID card, they can still cast their vote by presenting one of the 12 alternative identity documents prescribed by the Election Commission of India, a release said.
The Election Commission of India said on Thursday in a press statement that an overall 63.88 percent voter turnout was recorded in the Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Election Commission of India said on Thursday in a press statement that an overall 63.88 percent voter turnout was recorded in the Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishore named Manoj Bharti the working president of the newly launched Jan Suraaj Party at the Jan Suraaj Foundation Convention in Patna on Wednesday.