Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: Polling Begins For All 90 Seats, CM Saini, Bhupinder Hooda, Savitri Jindal, Vinesh Phogat In Fray
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Around 2.03 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,031 candidates as the state goes for polling in Haryana to elect representatives for its 90 Assembly constituencies. Voting will be held from 7 AM to 6 PM.
Out of the total candidates, 101 are women and 464 are contesting as Independents.
Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal said 2,03,54,350 voters, including 8,821 centurions, are eligible to cast ballots. Out of the total voters, 1,07,75,957 are men, 95,77,926 are women, and 467 are transgenders. 2,31,093 voters are above the age of 85 years, while 8,821 voters aged over 100.
The key parties in fray for the Haryana Assembly elections are BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, INLD-BSP, and JJP-Azad Samaj Party.
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini (Ladwa), Leader of Opposition Hooda (Garhi Sampla-Kiloi), BJP's Anil Vij (Ambala Cantt), INLD's Abhay Singh Chautala (Ellenabad), Capt Abhimanyu (Narnaund) and O P Dhankar (Badli), JJP's Dushyant Chautala (Uchana Kalan), AAP's Anurag Dhanda (Kalayat), and Congress's Vinesh Phogat (Julana).
BJP has fielded former CM late Bhajan Lal's grandson Bhavya Bishnoi from Adampur segment in Hisar. Arti Rao, whose father Rao Inderjit Singh is a Union Minister, has been nominated from Ateli in Mahendragarh.
The list of independent candidates include Savitri Jindal (Hisar), Ranjit Chautala (Rania) and Chitra Sarwara (Ambala Cantt).
A total of 20,632 polling booths have been set up across the state for voting. Of these, 3,460 polling booths have been classified as critical, and 138 have been deemed vulnerable.
More than 30,000 police personnel and 225 paramilitary companies have been deployed to ensure peace in the state. Additionally, 186 interstate and 215 intra-state checkpoints have been established, where police teams will regularly monitor all the movements closely.
A total of 27,866 Electronic Voting Machines (ballot units) including reserved units, will be used in the election. Voters will also be able to verify their vote on the VVPAT machine.
In the 2019 assembly polls, Haryana recorded 68 per cent voter turnout. Haryana Assembly elections 2024 results will be announced on October 8.
Haryana Elections LIVE — 'BJP Ready To Welcome Me Because...': Kumari Selja Casts Vote In Hisar
Congress leader Kumari Selja, who was much in news in the run-up to the polls, said that the BJP was ready to welcome her in the party because "they are already weak." ""... At the end of the day, our party high command makes decisions... Today's fight will change the fate of Haryana," she said as she cast her vote in Hisar. "Although this a one-sided contest... BJP is ready to welcome me because they are already very weak. They will do anything to have strong leaders with them... We will win all 90 seats...," she added.
Haryana Elections LIVE: Hisar Independent Candidate Savitri Jindal Casts Vote
Independent candidate from Hisar and one of the richest candidates in the fray, Savitri Jindal cast her vote in the constituency. "I have cast my vote. This is the election of the people of Hisar, everyone should vote. I will try to make Hisar beautiful and developed...," she said.
Haryana Elections LIVE: Congress Candidate Aditya Surjewala Claims Problem With EVM Unit
Congress candidate from Kaithal constituency, Aditya Surjewala claimed there was a problem with an EVM unit at a polling station which was later rectified. "There was a problem in the control unit of the EVM which has now been rectified...," he said after casting his vote.
Haryana Elections LIVE: Congress Candidate From Kaithal Aditya Surjewala Casts Vote
Congress candidate from Kaithal seat, Aditya Surjewala cast his vote at a polling station in the constituency. BJP's Leela Ram, AAP's Satbir Singh Goyat and JJP's Sandeep Garhi are the other contestants from this seat.
Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 LIVE: Former Dy CM Dushyant Chautala Casts Vote In Sirsa
Former Haryana Deputy Chief Miniter and Jannayak Janta Party candidate from Uchana Kalan, Dushyant Chautala cast his vote in Sirsa and requested everyone to step out and vote. "I request every citizen to go out and vote. This is the biggest moment of democracy and in this biggest moment, everyone's vote is common. In this vote, your power today will make the future of state for the next 5 years," he said.
"There is a triangular contest, and the regional powers (parties) will emerge as original powers," he added.
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