Voting for 29 seats within the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) had been peacefully carried out on Monday during which practically 70 per cent voter turnout was recorded. According to District Council Affairs (DCA) officers, the share might go up for the reason that figures offered are solely as much as 5 pm as info from polling stations in distant areas are but to be acquired.
No untoward incidents had been reported from any of the 5 districts as individuals defied the decision for a ballot boycott by a bunch of social organisations.
About 69.42 per cent of the 7.43 lakh voters solid their votes deciding the destiny of as many as 182 candidates belonging to 5 completely different political events and Independents, stated the DCA officers. A complete of 182 candidates are vying for the 29 seats within the GHADC polls of which there are solely eight girls candidates and 75 candidates are contesting as Independents.
South West Garo Hills district has recorded the very best voter turnout at 76.34 per cent, adopted by South Garo Hills district at 73.08 per cent.
In the opposite three districts, the voter turnout in West Garo Hills district was recorded at 60.95 per cent, North Garo Hills district at 69.34 per cent and East Garo Hills district at 67.37 per cent.
Elaborate safety preparations had been made to make sure free and truthful elections throughout the 5 districts of Garo Hills.
The ruling National People’s Party (NPP) and the Opposition Congress have fielded candidates in all of the 29 seats adopted by the BJP in 21 seats and UDP on eight seats.
With the destiny of the candidates securely locked within the EVMs, the GHADC is now ready to search out out the depend of votes secured by the aspiring candidates when the outcomes to be declared on April 15.
Barring one incident within the Tura Government College the place voters had been turned again regardless of reporting earlier than the lower off time of 4 pm, there have been no reviews of anybody being denied their franchise. In the case of the Tura Government College, the officer in query refused to permit voters to solid their votes regardless of them being nicely inside time. The DC of WGH, Ram Singh, regardless of requests, couldn’t assist change the scenario resulting in many having to return with out casting their vote.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma alongside along with his spouse had been seen within the polling line at about 11:30 am at Walbakgre, whereas the previous Chief Minister and Opposition chief Mukul Sangma additionally got here along with his spouse and Mahendraganj MLA Dikkanchi D Shira at Chengkompara close to Ampati.
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