Ganesh Kendale
CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s single-phase assembly elections ended peacefully Saturday, with voter turnout reaching nearly 67% by midnight – lower than the 76% recorded in 2014 and 69% in 2019, both years when BJP won the polls.
EC officials estimated that the final figure could climb. The highest turnout was recorded in Fatehabad district at more than 74%, followed by Yamunanagar, Palwal, Sirsa and Mewat with nearly 73%.The state’s urban districts Gurgaon and Panchkula recorded the lowest polling.
Turnout in Gurgaon district was 57.2%, lower than 60.5% in the 2019 election, per 9pm data released by the local administration. The trend of urban areas – Badshapur (54%), the main city seat, and Gurgaon (51.2%) – pulling the turnout down continued despite more than 100 booths being set up in condominiums to make voting more accessible. The district’s two other seats – Sohna (68.6%) and Pataudi (61.4%) – performed much better.
In Faridabad, turnout rose in the city (Faridabad) and Ballabhgarh but overall voting percentage ended lower at 55.5% than 57.3% in 2019. Among south Haryana districts, only Nuh saw a rise, from 71.4% in 2019 to 72.2% on Saturday.
