Haryana assembly polls: 61 per cent voter turnout recorded till 5 pm

NEW DELHI: Haryana recorded a voter turnout of 61 percent by 5 p.m. on Saturday across all 90 assembly constituencies in the state’s single-phase elections.
According to data from the Election Commission of India (ECI), Mewat saw the highest turnout at 68.28 percent, while Gurugram registered the lowest at 49.97 percent. Other districts with notable turnouts included Yamunanagar at 67.93 percent, Palwal with 67.69 percent, Fatehabad at 67.05 percent, and Jind at 66.02 percent.Mahendragarh recorded 65.76 percent, followed by Kurukshetra at 65.55 percent, and Sirsa with 65.37 percent.
In other regions, Hisar saw 64.16 percent voter turnout, Bhiwani 63.06 percent, Kaithal 62.53 percent, Ambala 62.26 percent, Rewari 60.91 percent, Panipat and Jhajjar both at 60.52 percent, Rohtak at 60.56 percent, Karnal at 60.42 percent, Charkhi Dadri 58.10 percent, Sonipat 56.69 percent, Faridabad 51.28 percent, and Panchkula at 54.71 percent.
The voting process in Haryana concluded with electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trails (VVPATs) being sealed and secured for counting. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and continued until 6 p.m. A total of 1,031 candidates contested across the 90 assembly seats, with 20,632 polling stations set up. The votes will be counted on October 8 for both Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that good work has been done in Haryana in the last 10 years and no one takes seriously what the Congress says.
"In the last 10 years, good work has been done in Haryana with the blessings of PM Modi. No one takes seriously what Congress says. For 70 years, they have made false promises. They can win a few elections here and there but will not come to power. The words of Rahul Gandhi are so objectionable that it saddens us, he can criticise us but he shouldn't say things which harm the nation," Rijiju said while talking to reporters in the national capital amid voting in the neighbouring state.
After casting his vote in the Haryana Assembly elections, Congress leader and wrestler Bajrang Punia expressed his hope for a Congress-led government in the state. Meanwhile, Dronacharya awardee Mahavir Singh Phogat praised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), noting the significant work the party has accomplished in the state over the past 10 years.
The main parties contesting the elections in Haryana include the BJP, Congress, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), along with alliances like the Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party (INLD-BSP) and the Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party (JJP-ASP).
The results for the Haryana Assembly elections, as well as those for Jammu and Kashmir, will be announced on October 8.
In the 2019 Haryana Assembly elections, the BJP secured 40 out of 90 seats, forming a coalition government with the JJP, which won 10 seats. The Congress won 31 seats. However, the JJP eventually left the coalition.