Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 Live Updates | Voting in all 68 seats today; 412 candidates in fray
The Hindu
More than 55 lakh voters in the hill State will decide the fate of 412 candidates, including Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, former CM Virbhadhra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh and former BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti
All 68 Assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh will vote in a single phase on November 12 to elect the next government in the State.
In the high-stakes battle, the ruling BJP is hoping for an encore on the back of its development agenda, while the opposition Congress is urging voters to go by the four-decade old tradition of voting out incumbents. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is also trying its luck in the electoral battle.
More than 55 lakh voters in the hill State will decide the fate of 412 candidates, including Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, former CM Virbhadhra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh and former BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti, in the elections in 68 constituencies across the State.
There are only 24 women candidates in the fray this time, against 19 in 2017 and 34 in the 2012 Assembly polls.
The voting is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the Election Commission has set up a total of 7,884 polling stations, including three auxiliary polling stations in far flung areas.
Out of the 412 candidates in the electoral fray, 24 are female, while 388 are male. A total of 55.93 lakh voters are on the electoral rolls of the State and will cast their ballot in 7,881 polling stations, according to official data.
In the high-stakes battle for Himachal Pradesh, the ruling BJP is trying hard to defend its turf, and the Congress has emerged as the main challenger, even as the newcomer the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is also trying its luck in the electoral battle.