Shimla: A team of polling officers who have been coming back from Chasak Batori polling station in Bharmaur Assembly Constituency in the Pangi space of Chamba district needed to stroll for 15kms in the snow for six hours after voting for the meeting elections in Himachal Pradesh ended at 5 p.m on Saturday. In the viral video, polling officers may be seen navigating their approach via a thick blanket of snow carrying EVMs and VVPATs whereas coming back from the Chasak Batori polling station, which is located at an altitude of 12,000 ft. There have been a complete of 93 registered voters at the polling station. To facilitate last-mile voting, polling officers waded via a thick blanket of snow to achieve the station.
Voting for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly election ended at 5 pm right this moment, the hill state recorded a voter turnout of round 66%. The outcomes for the ballot will likely be declared on December 8.
The highest polling of 72.35 per cent was recorded in Sirmour district adopted by 68.48 per cent in Solan and 67.67 per cent in Una and 67.5 per cent in Lahaul and Spiti.
#WATCH | Polling events returning again from Chasak Batori polling station in Bharmaur Assembly Constituency in Pangi space of Chamba district. They walked round 15km in snow for 6 hours#HimachalPradeshElections pic.twitter.com/BvZNvoWAfu
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Shillai recorded the very best 77 per cent turnout whereas Sarkaghat recorded the bottom 55.40 per cent, among the many 68 meeting constituencies in the hill state, the ballot panel mentioned.
(With company inputs)
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