Nalagarh AC registered the highest nearly 78 percent voter turnout in the Assembly by-elections for three seats of Himachal Pradesh, followed by 67.7 percent in Hamirpur and approximately 65.42 percent voting in Dehra AC.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Maneesh Garg has 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 endeavor 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.
Total 13 candidates, including Kamlesh Thakur wife of Chief Minister Sukhu are in the fray. Three Independent candidates elected during the 2022 Assembly election namely Hoshyar Singh (Dehra) , KL Thakur ( Nalagarh) and Ashish Sharma (Hamirpur), are contesting on BJP tickets this time.
The polling percentage is likely to increase after the final tally.