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“Political Strategy”. “We have to understand whether it was part of a strategy to keep Rahul Gandhi away from the election on the pretext of Bharat Jodo Yatra or was it a political ploy,” Thakur said.
As per the data available with state election officials on Sunday, the crucial Himachal Pradesh assembly went to polls in one phase on Saturday, registering a record 75.6 per cent turnout. The state continued to receive postal ballots even after the physical voting was over.
More women came out to vote at 76.8 percent than men at 72.4 percent. The voting percentage of the third gender was 68.4 percent. The highest voter turnout of 85.25 percent was recorded in Doon assembly constituency and 62.53 percent in Shimla assembly constituency.
The high-octane assembly polls are a crucial test for the BJP, which is hoping to beat precedent and return to power, while the Congress has urged voters to move away from the tradition of voting for the incumbent.
Meanwhile, the Congress has complained Complaining to the Election Commission against carrying EVMs in private vehicles is a violation of rules.
In a complaint to the Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal, the legal and human rights department of the state Congress said that EVM machines were seen being taken to their stations (strong rooms) in unauthorized private vehicles.
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Monday is the last day for filing nominations for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections. A large number of candidates from the three major parties – AAP, BJP and Congress – are expected to file nominations today.
Haseeb-ul-Hasan, a former AAP councillor, who was reportedly unhappy over not getting a ticket in the upcoming MCD elections, on Saturday climbed a transmission tower near Delhi’s Shastri Park metro station. He also claimed that party leaders “sold” tickets for Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore.
Naming Atishi, Durgesh Pathak and Sanjay Singh, Hasan alleged that they took their original documents on the pretext of fielding them in the elections but refused to return them.
Reacting to the incident, AAP said Hasan was a “dedicated, loyal and hardworking worker” and it “sympathizes” with all such members who could not get tickets for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections. .
Meanwhile, with the Delhi BJP unit reportedly questioning the party leadership over the choice of candidates for the civic polls here, several party workers and leaders registered their protest and ‘threatened’ to withdraw support.
The party on Saturday released the first list of 232 candidates for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, which includes 126 women, three Muslims, seven Sikhs and nine former mayors, according to a party statement. It added that the remaining 18 candidates will be announced later.
The 250-ward Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will go to polls on December 4 and the counting of votes will take place on December 7.
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Congress on Sunday Two lists of 39 candidates released Fielded Jignesh Mevani from Vadgam constituency for the Gujarat Assembly elections. The party earlier released its fifth list with six candidates including Manhar Patel from Botad in place of Ramesh Mer. Later in the evening, it released a list of 33 candidates, taking the total number of candidates declared so far to 142.
In other news, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said there is a strong anti-incumbency wave against the BJP in Gujarat and voters will “teach them a lesson” in the upcoming assembly elections.
“Once upon a time, the roads there were in good condition, now they are not. The students are neither getting jobs nor are they being given employment opportunities. Even if they get a job, their salary is less. The employees are unhappy. There is a lot of fear among people in Gujarat,” Gehlot said.
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