Himachal Election 2022: State Will Vote For Employment And OPS, Says Rahul Gandhi

Himachal Election 2022: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged voters to vote in large numbers to contribute to "Himachal's progress and happy future".

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that Himachal Pradesh will vote for the party's poll guarantees including Old Pension Scheme, employment, and 'Har Ghar Laxmi' scheme.

The tweet comes as polling for the Himachal Pradesh election is underway and as per Election Commission's Voter turnout app, the approximate turnout till 9 AM is 5 per cent.

"Himachal to vote for OPS, Himachal will vote for employment, Himachal to vote for 'Har Ghar Laxmi'. Let's vote in large numbers, and make our significant contribution to Himachal's progress and happy future," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.

हिमाचल वोट करेगा OPS के लिए

हिमाचल वोट करेगा रोज़गार के लिए

हिमाचल वोट करेगा 'हर घर लक्ष्मी' के लिए

आइए, भारी संख्या में मतदान कीजिए, और हिमाचल की प्रगति और खुशहाल भविष्य के लिए अपना महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दीजिए।

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 12, 2022

Casting her vote, Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Pratibha Singh said that the grand old party is confident of winning 40-45 seats.

"We'd like to tell people of Himachal Pradesh to vote for development & work. Congress always worked for development & in the time to come only Congress can take that work forward in the state. We're confident of winning 40-45 seats," news agency ANI quoted her as saying.

Voting Across 68 Constituencies

Voting for the crucial Himachal Pradesh elections began on Saturday at 8 am on a slow note after officials conducted a mock poll at all booths to check EVMs.

More than 55 lakh voters in the hill state will decide the fate of 412 candidates in 68 assembly constituencies. 24 women candidates are in the fray this time.

Of the total voters, 28,54,945 are male and 27,37,845 female voters in the state.

Himachal Pradesh's Chief Electoral Officer Maneesh Garg said all arrangements are in place for the polling.

"All 7,884 polling parties have reached the polling stations and set up the polling booths. They are accompanied by security forces. Nearly 50,000 polling staff and around 25,000 security staff have been deployed," he told news agency PTI.

The voting is scheduled from 8 am to 5 pm and the Election Commission has 7,884 polling stations, including three auxiliary voting stations in far flung areas. Of these, 789 are vulnerable booths, and 397 critical ones.

The 2017 assembly election saw a record 75.57 per cent polling.

(With Agency Inputs)