The number of voters in the third gender category has seen an increase in the State Assembly Elections 2022, as compared to the 2017 Vidhan Sabha and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, officials said on Thursday.
Shah confidently exuded that he was accompanied by the next CM during the public address made hours before the latter was scheduled to file his nomination for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday released its second list of 117 candidates for elections to the 250-ward Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) scheduled for December 4.
Solan recorded the highest voter turnout with 76.82 per cent of the voters exercising their franchise. Shimla logged voter turnout of 69.88 per cent, according to the latest data.
The Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi has fielded Bobby Kinaar, belonging to the Transgender community as a candidate for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections from the Sultanpuri-A ward.
The Dalhousie seat which comes under the Chamba district is set to witness a tough fight between the two parties with the Aam Aadmi Party trying to leave a mark in the elections.
He also took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the latter did not participate in any campaign for the Himachal Pradesh assembly election and said that they (Congress) are careerist leaders.
Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee on Saturday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is circulating a forged letter with motives to influence voting patterns in favour of its party in the State.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Simaur recorded the highest voter turnout at 41.89 per cent while Lahaul and Spiti recorded the lowest voter turnout at 21.95 per cent. A voter turnout was 34.05 per cent in Bilaspur, in Chamba it was at 28.3
As part of its firm commitment towards gender equality and constructive participation of women in the electoral process, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said that as many as 157 polling stations across the State are being managed solely by women staff.