Punjab Newsline, Shimla, July 10-
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Maneesh Garg thanked the voters of Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh Assemblies Constituencies (AC) for their participation in the bye-elections in large numbers. He said that good voter turnout was due to the endeavour of Election Commission of India (ECI) together with the concerted efforts of the team of Himachal Election Department and particularly due to awareness of the people of the State towards their right to franchise.
He said that according to the information received for 6 PM at the state headquarters through Poll Day Monitoring System (PDMS), about 70.5 percent voting was recorded for AC bye-elections in Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh.
According to the information received for 6 PM, the highest nearly 78 percent voting was recorded in Nalagarh AC followed by 67.7 percent in Hamirpur while approximately 65.42 percent voting was recorded in Dehra AC. After the announcement of polling on 10th June, 2024 and the implementation of the model code of conduct (MCC) in Dehra, Nalagarh AC and Hamirpur district, till the day of polling, in the joint action taken by the enforcement agencies of the Police, Income Tax, State Tax and Excise and Industry departments, seizures worth about 3.4 crore were made.