LIVE UPDATES: 38 per cent voters exercise franchise till 1pm in Arunachal
Of the 133 candidates, 50 have been fielded by the ruling BJP, 19 by the opposition Congress...............
Arunachal Pradesh Voting: An estimated 38 per cent of the total 8,92,694 voters exercised their franchise till 1pm on Friday in Arunachal Pradesh where polling for two Lok Sabha seats and 50 assembly constituencies is underway, officials said.
The turnout, which was moderate in the morning hours due to inclement weather, gained momentum as condition improved during the day.
Simultaneous Voting for the two Lok Sabha seats – Arunachal West and Arunachal East Parliamentary constituencies — along with 50 assembly seats began today.
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01:00 PM
- Governor Lt Gen (Retd) K T Parnaik and his wife Anagha Parnaik, cast their votes at polling station 1 at P Sector Government Secondary School here.
- The turnout, which was moderate in the morning hours due to inclement weather, gained momentum as condition improved during the day.
- Though reports of poll-related violence poured in from a few districts, the election officials here are yet to confirm it.
11:00 AM
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu casted his vote at Government Secondary School, Bomba, today, where he received his education.
Arunachal Pradesh, cast my vote at Government Secondary School, Bomba, today, the very institution where I received my education. A nostalgic moment indeed, reflecting on my journey.
09:00 AM
Voting underway all over state for Arunachal Lok Sabha and Assembly Elections 2024
08:00 AM-
- Of the total 60 assembly seats in the state, BJP candidates in 10 seats including Chief Minister Pema Khandu (Mukto seat) and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein (Chowkham seat), won unopposed.
- A total of 8.92,694 voters including 4,54,256 women, will decide the fate of 133 candidates contesting for the 50 assembly seats and 14 candidates vying for the two Lok Sabha seats.
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- Of the 133 candidates, 50 have been fielded by the ruling BJP, 19 by the opposition Congress, 14 by the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), 20 by the National People’s Party (NPP), 11 by the People’s Party of Arunachal and the remaining by the other local parties and independents.
- Though there are 14 candidates contesting in the two Lok Sabha seats, the main contest is expected to be between Union minister Kiren Rijiju and state Congress president and former chief minister Nabam Tuki for the Arunachal West seat while in the Arunachal East seat the main fight would be between the BJP’s sitting MP Tapir Gao and ther Congress’ Bosiram Siram, a former minister.
- Though the NPP led by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma put up 20 candidates in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections, the party announced its support to the BJP Lok Sabha candidates in the state — Kiren Rijiju and Tapir Gao.
