Assembly Elections 2024: Around 65.79 per cent of the 8.92 lakh eligible voters solid their votes in Arunachal Pradesh for the 50 Assembly seats. Despite studies of sporadic violence and makes an attempt to grab EVMs in some districts, the polling was efficiently concluded, though it resulted in 42 folks sustaining accidents, in response to an official assertion.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha and meeting polls, which had been held concurrently, the state witnessed a file 83.33 per cent voting. Supporters of two candidates clashed close to a polling station in Bameng constituency in East Kameng district, which compelled the election authorities to droop voting, the CEO stated.
Some miscreants tried to grab EVMs in three polling stations in the Nacho constituency in Upper Subansiri and in one in Kurung Kumey district, the place polling was additionally suspended. Altogether, 42 folks had been injured in poll-related violence, he stated, including that motion can be taken towards these discovered to be concerned in violence. The voter turnout was average in the morning hours because of inclement climate but it surely gained momentum in the second half, the ballot official stated.
Peaceful polling in Sikkim, 67.95 per cent turnout
Meanwhile, an estimated 67.95 per cent of the 4.64 lakh voters exercised their franchise as polling for the 32-member Assembly handed off peacefully in Sikkim on Friday. In the lone Lok Sabha seat of the state, the turnout is barely over 68 per cent.
The voter turnout of 67.95 per cent was 10 per cent decrease than the 78.63 per cent votes solid in the 2019 meeting polls in the Himalayan state, officers stated. The voting share in the lone Lok Sabha seat stood at 68.06 per cent as towards 81.41 per cent in 2019. There are variations between turnouts of Lok Sabha and meeting polls as a lot of voters didn’t participate in each elections.
As many as 13 corporations of the central drive, moreover an sufficient variety of Sikkim police personnel had been deployed to oversee the elections. A complete of 146 candidates, together with Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, his predecessor Pawan Kumar Chamling, former India Football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, and Tamang’s spouse Krishna Kumari Rai had been in the fray for 32 meeting constituencies. Sitting Lok Sabha MP Indra Hang Subba and SDF’s PD Rai are amongst 14 candidates in the lone Lok Sabha seat.
(With PTI inputs)
