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Himachal Pradesh: Sukhvinder Singh ‘Sukhu’ to become CM, Agnihotri Dy CM

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Congress in In the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, is all set to constitute their government. Though, the celebrations were outshined by the protests and agitations over the name of chief minister since december 8, 2022 when the results were declared. The political turmoil that continued for the past two days has come to an end with a consensus on the name of Sukhwinder Singh ‘Sukhu’, a four-time MLA and chairman of the Congress’ state election campaign committee as the new Chief Minister. Mukesh Agnihotri will be his deputy.

The party’s central observers announced the election of 58-year-old Sukhu as the Congress legislature party leader after the meeting of MLAs on Saturday evening here following days of intense lobbying by aspirants including Pratibha Singh, the state unit chief and wife of late party stalwart Virbhadra Singh.

Congress bagged 40 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got 25 seats, and others three. The Aam Aaadmi Party (AAP) failed to open its account.

The swearing-in ceremony will take place on Sunday and senior leaders including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will attend.

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Himachal Pradesh Polls 2022: 66% polling till 5pm, highest voting in Sirmour

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Polling in Himachal Pradesh has come to an end. It has been quite an exciting day through out. Political activities that had been at the helm in the past few days in the hills have also stopped and now all wait is for December 8, 2022 when results will start pouring in and the picture will be clear who has won the Himachal Pradesh. If public opinion is to be taken into account then once again it will be the saffron in the state.

Before taking a glance at the final or closing vote percentage, lets understand the structure in Himachal Pradesh. People on average like any other hills have a very hard life especially during the cold winter months and thus they all want more employment generation in the state. They want more industries. Hence, like all places, here too development plays the most important part in finalizing who should rule the state.

Let’s take a glance at the vote percentage at 5pm:

Total voting in the state: 66 per cent
Highest voting in Sirmour – 70 per cent
Lowest voting in Kinnaur – 62 per cent

Polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported. However, the Election Commission (EC) had conducted a mock poll drill ahead of the polling.

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Himachal Pradesh Polls 2022: Fate of 412 candidates across 68 constituencies sealed, results on Dec 8

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Polling is taking place across 68 assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh. Polling began at 8 am and will end around 5 pm. In a very significant development, officials conducted a mock poll at all booths to check Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).

Election Commission (EC) informed that only four per cent polling was registered till 9 am. It began to pick up as the morning progressed and the winter chill eased a bit. Till 11 am 18 per cent voting was recorded. According to 1 pm update, 37.19 per cent voting was recorded.

A glance at the vote percentage at a few important constituencies:

Chamba: 28.35 per cent
Mandi: 41 per cent
Bilaspur: 34.05 per cent
Simla: 37 per cent
Kullu: 40.33 per cent
Hamirpur: 33.86 per cent

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda, Minister for Sports, Information & Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal among others also cast their mandate. After casting his vote Nadda while speaking to media said, BJP will come to power in the state. He said, BJP works for the development of people.

More than 55 lakh voters in the region are excising their franchise and will decide the fate of 412 candidates in 68 assembly constituencies. Twenty four women candidates are in the fray. Of the total voters, 28,54,945 are male and 27,37,845 female voters in the state.

In an early morning message to voters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged them to enthusiastically participate in the “festival of democracy” and register a voting record. In a tweet, Modi also greeted young voters who will be exercising their franchise for the first time.

Trends are with the BJP as people say they have seen development in the region. However, the real picture will be crystal clear on December 8 when results will be declared.

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Polling in Himachal Pradesh under strict vigil, says CEC

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Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar held a press conference to announce the dates of Himachal Pradesh elections. The polling in Himachal Pradesh will take place on November 12. The counting of votes will take place on December 8, 2022. The last day to withdraw the nomination is October 27, 2022. However, the Election Commission did not announce the poll schedule for Gujarat citing past precedence.

The CEC said Commission will take all the equate measures to ensure that the polling across the state is free and fare. He said special team will be constituted to monitor the anomalies in the poll proceedings. Special teams will constantly monitor social media platforms to check fake news in the upcoming assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh and respond immediately as it asserted it will not hesitate in taking criminal action wherever required.

Announcing the dates for Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said the panel has “established social media teams to keep strict vigil on fake news being spread during elections. Social media will be monitored constantly and any fake news would be acted upon immediately penal actions can be taken too”.

The political activities have intensified in the state after the announcement of the dates. Though, its too early to comment on the outcome of the poll but as per the locals in the region, there is a fare chances of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning the polls. Rest things would come to light on December 8, 2022 when the results will be declared.