VADODARA: Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday witnessed over 67% voting, despite mercury levels touching 42°Celsius. The voting percentage is way higher compared to the closing Lok Sabha election, which was a by-election in the district.
Right from the early hours of the day, electorate had grew to become up at polling cubicles in large numbers to avoid the afternoon heat from the sizzling sun. By 1pm, the voting percentage had already crossed 40 as Barodians had already queued as much as vote at polling cubicles throughout rural and urban stretches.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the district had registered 70.94 % voting when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had contested from Vadodara seat. Later in the same yr, when the by-elections have been held in Vadodara after Modi decided to retain Varanasi seat and relinquish Vadodara, the voting percentage stood at 45.57 % in the direct contest between Vadodara’s present BJP MP Ranjan Bhatt and Congress’ Narendra Ravat.
The 22% leap in the voting turnout this yr is vital making an allowance for that the campaigning in the countdown to the polls was a lacklustre affair. Bhatt has been repeated through the BJP in direct contest towards Congress’ Prashant Patel (Tiko).
Vadodara has 17,94,383 electorate registered in the parliamentary seat, including 9,22,118 male, 8,72,132 feminine and 133 third genders electorate. Going through the closing to be had figures, the higher voting turnout was in Waghodiya, Savli and Manjalpur meeting constituencies.
The voting another way handed off peacefully barring a couple of court cases filed through the Congress camp. During the mock ballot spherical, a complete of 21 ballot gadgets (BUs), 28 keep an eye on gadgets (CUs) and 39 VVPATs have been changed in Savli, Waghodiya, Vadodara city, Sayajigunj, Akota, Raopura and Manjalpur meeting constituencies.
“During the election process, we changed 17 BUs, 17 CUs (zero.93 %) and 34 VVPATs (1.86%),” said Vadodara district collector and election officer Shalini Agrawal.
She informed media persons that the election machinery had won 21 small and massive court cases during the day that have been being probed through election officers. “We didn’t get any emergency or criticism name from any of the cubicles in the city. There have been some issues with extend in voting process at some cubicles but they have been resolved. The polls handed off peacefully,” said city police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut.
He added that 14 separate teams led through the DCP (crime) have been monitoring the delicate areas in the outdated city on Tuesday.
Right from the early hours of the day, electorate had grew to become up at polling cubicles in large numbers to avoid the afternoon heat from the sizzling sun. By 1pm, the voting percentage had already crossed 40 as Barodians had already queued as much as vote at polling cubicles throughout rural and urban stretches.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the district had registered 70.94 % voting when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had contested from Vadodara seat. Later in the same yr, when the by-elections have been held in Vadodara after Modi decided to retain Varanasi seat and relinquish Vadodara, the voting percentage stood at 45.57 % in the direct contest between Vadodara’s present BJP MP Ranjan Bhatt and Congress’ Narendra Ravat.
The 22% leap in the voting turnout this yr is vital making an allowance for that the campaigning in the countdown to the polls was a lacklustre affair. Bhatt has been repeated through the BJP in direct contest towards Congress’ Prashant Patel (Tiko).
Vadodara has 17,94,383 electorate registered in the parliamentary seat, including 9,22,118 male, 8,72,132 feminine and 133 third genders electorate. Going through the closing to be had figures, the higher voting turnout was in Waghodiya, Savli and Manjalpur meeting constituencies.
The voting another way handed off peacefully barring a couple of court cases filed through the Congress camp. During the mock ballot spherical, a complete of 21 ballot gadgets (BUs), 28 keep an eye on gadgets (CUs) and 39 VVPATs have been changed in Savli, Waghodiya, Vadodara city, Sayajigunj, Akota, Raopura and Manjalpur meeting constituencies.
“During the election process, we changed 17 BUs, 17 CUs (zero.93 %) and 34 VVPATs (1.86%),” said Vadodara district collector and election officer Shalini Agrawal.
She informed media persons that the election machinery had won 21 small and massive court cases during the day that have been being probed through election officers. “We didn’t get any emergency or criticism name from any of the cubicles in the city. There have been some issues with extend in voting process at some cubicles but they have been resolved. The polls handed off peacefully,” said city police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut.
He added that 14 separate teams led through the DCP (crime) have been monitoring the delicate areas in the outdated city on Tuesday.
Vadodara votes with fervour
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