Major political parties like BJP, Congress and AAP will go face to face with voting in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. All the contesting contestants, i.e. 412, are trying to woo the voters in their favour. While the BJP hopes to retain power in the hill state, the Congress expects Himachal voters to carry on from the four-decade-old tradition of voting for the ruling party.
Over 55 lakh voters in the state will decide the fate of Himachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, former CM Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh and former BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti will be among some of the prominent candidates contesting on 68 seats across the state.
Polling time and major parties in the fray
Polling in the hill state will be held at 8 am on Saturday and will continue till 5.30 pm. At present, the ruling BJP has 43 states. Election The Commission has set up a total of 7,884 polling stations including three auxiliary polling stations in remote areas. Of these, 789 are sensitive booths and 397 are critical. The Election Commission has also set up its tallest booth at Tashigang, Kaza in Spiti area of Lahaul Spiti district at a height of 15,256 feet which will cater to 52 voters.
Apart from BJP, AAP and Congress, whose other parties contesting elections are Communist Party? India (Marxist), Communist Party of India (CPI), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and Rashtriya Devbhoomi Party (RDP). BJP, Congress and AAP are contesting on all 68 seats, while CPIM is contesting on 11, CPI 1, BSP on 53 and RDP on 29.
Himachal Pradesh has been alternate between the Congress and the BJP in every election since 1982. If the Congress succeeds in toppling the BJP government in the state, it will be a morale booster for the party which has lost state after state since the BJP came to power. center in 2014
preparation for voting
All the contesting parties made many efforts till the last moment. BJP President JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani and Anurag Thakur held several election meetings apart from public relations, while the opposition Congress mainly relied on the general secretary. . Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
For the Congress, which has been on an electoral roll for the last two election cycles, snatching Himachal Pradesh from the BJP is a matter of survival.
Voter Demography in Himachal Pradesh
A total of 1,21,409 voters are over the age of 80, including 1,136 centenarians. Of the total electorate in the state, 28,54,945 are male and 27,37,845 female voters, which recorded 75.57 per cent voter turnout in the 2017 assembly elections. This is higher than the 73.5 per cent turnout in the 2012 assembly elections. Only 24 women candidates are in the fray this time as against 19 in 2017 and 34 in 2012 assembly elections.
(with PTI input)
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