A system will be set-up for receiving counting related information and complaints in the CEO office and a helpline number 1950 will be functional before 72 hours of the commencement of the counting hours. This was stated by Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Himachal Pradesh Maneesh Garg on Monda
Congress sources said internal surveys indicate that the party is likely to get a majority in Himachal polls leading to increasing the number of contenders for the chief minister's post.
Polling for 68 legislative assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh was held on November 12, and the state recorded a 75.6 per cent voter turnout and thus breaking the 2017 record. The results are scheduled to be declared on December 8.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Maneesh Garg expressed satisfaction over the security arrangements of strong rooms housing EVMs and VVPAT machines and its day-night monitoring by the CCTVs and the security agencies, said officials on Saturday.
A total of 13.976 Kg of Charas were seized and 07 persons were arrested by the Chandigarh Zonal Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau during a special drive launched against the inter-state drug syndicates during the Himachal Pradesh Election.
Though 75.6% voter turnout is the highest till now for Himachal Pradesh, higher participation from urban areas could have helped achieve a higher record-breaking turnout. Voter Turnout in Shimla was not only the lowest in the State (62.53%) but declined by 1.4% than the last election in 2
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.
Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party chief Suresh Kashyap cast his vote in the ongoing Assembly elections on Saturday in the Pachhad seat in the Sirmaur district.
Congress has retained Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu who is the party's former state chief and who won in the 2017 Assembly election defeating BJP's Vijay Agnihotri. He is seen as one of the contenders for the top post of the Chief Minister in case Congress wins the Assembly polls.
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.