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Punjab records over 56 per cent turnout, Chandigarh nearly 68 per cent
Updated On: 02 June, 2024 08:17 AM IST | Chandigarh | PTI
"By turning out in such significant numbers, voters have risen to the trust reposed in them by the founders of the Indian Constitution," he said
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Punjab saw a voter turnout of 56.63 percent as all its 13 seats went to polls on Saturday in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections, while 68 percent electors exercised their franchise in the Chandigarh parliamentary constituency. In 2019, the voter turnout in the state was 65.96 per cent while it was 70.62 per cent in the Union Territory (UT) of Chandigarh. The polling came to a close at 6 pm. Poll officials said the turnout figure for the 2024 elections may rise as the data was still being compiled. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C had set a target of achieving more than 70 percent turnout in these polls. Polling began at 7 am amid tight security arrangements, the officials said. Sibin C said the enthusiasm demonstrated by the voters despite intense heat was commendable. "By turning out in such significant numbers, voters have risen to the trust reposed in them by the founders of the Indian Constitution," he said.
Polling passed off peacefully in the state. Among the LS constituencies in Punjab, Bathinda witnessed the maximum turnout of 61.92 per cent while Amritsar recorded the lowest poll percentage of 50.33 percent, according to the Election Commission data. The polling percentage in Gurdaspur was 59.50, Ferozepur 59.44, Patiala 58.83, Faridkot 57.68, Sangrur 57.21, Khadoor Sahib 57.08, Anandpur Sahib 55.55, Hoshiarpur 55.04, Fatehgarh Sahib 54.94, Jalandhar 54.33 and Ludhiana 53.89, the data showed. espite searing heat, Voters continued to trickle in at polling stations. Drinking water, shades, `chabeel` (sweetened water), medical kits and oral rehydration solution (ORS) were arranged at polling stations given the heatwave conditions, the officials said. Among those who cast their votes early were Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar, AAP leader Raghav Chadha, AAP candidates Malvinder Singh Kang, Karamjit Singh Anmol, BJP candidate Taranjit Singh Sandhu, SAD candidate Anil Joshi and former cricketer Harbhajan Singh. Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, along with his wife, cast his vote in Muktsar. Congress candidate Gurjeet Singh Aujla exercised his franchise in Amritsar, while the BJP`s Chandigarh candidate Sanjay Tandon and his family voted in Chandigarh. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, his wife and Bathinda candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal, along with their son and two daughters, cast their votes in Muktsar.
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