Over 38 per cent of the more than 55 lakh voters in Himachal Pradesh turned out on Saturday in the first five hours to elect 68 members of the BJP-ruled Assembly in the single phase polling, officials said.Women turned out in strength in rural .
An 83-year-old woman, Dolma, cast her vote at Chasak Bhatori polling station in Pangi area of Chamba district after covering a distance of 14 kilometers by walking on the snow-bound road. Falling under Bharmour assembly segment, Chasak Bhatori polling station is the farthest polling station from nearest road head located at 14 kilometers. Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Dolma, 83-Year-Old Woman, Walks 14 km in Snow To Cast Vote in Chamba.
Ninety-year-old Nazrim Mani and his 87-year-old wife on Saturday cast their votes at a polling booth in a school that was opened in 1890 in Kalpa village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, election officials said. Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: 90-Year-Old Nazrim Mani, His 87-Year-Old Wife Cast Their Votes in Kinnaur’s Kalpa Village; Appeal Voters To Participate.
Over 67 per cent of more than 55 lakh voters in Himachal Pradesh turned out on Saturday to elect 68 members of the BJP-ruled Assembly in the single-phase polling, officials said.The percentage would rise as voters were lined up as the polling .