Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2017

Voting ends in HP with record voter turnout

Himachal Pradesh today recorded its highest turnout in Assembly polls, with 74.45 per cent of voters taking part

BJP expresses confidence of winning in Himachal polls

"People have given their mandate. The five-year corrupt rule of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is going to end. We will get over 60 seats and the Congress tally will be confined to singe digit. It will disappear from the state after results are announced," BJP media head Anil Baluni said.

74% voting has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, numbers may go up: Election Commission

Polling time in #HimachalPradeshElections ends; visuals from a polling station in Mandi. pic.twitter.com/QZaSJiy3Bn

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India's oldest voter Shyam Saran Negi cast his vote in Kinnaur, says everyone must work in the interest of the nation. (ANI photo)

64.8% polling has been recorded till 4pm

The polling will continue till 5pm

For those who wish to and who are eligible to cast their votes in the upcoming Himachal Pradesh elections can know their respective constituency by following these simple steps.

Senior Congress leader Vidya Stokes cast her vote

Senior Congress leader Vidya Stokes cast her vote a polling booth in Shimla's Barubag #HimachalPradeshElections pic.twitter.com/Qj4doKbMOr

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The only central university of the state has become a poll issue in three constituencies — Dharamshala, Dehra and Shahpur. The fact of the matter is that ever since the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP) came into existance, in 2010, repeated governments have failed to build a permanent campus for this institute due to political tussles between the BJP and the Congress.

54.09% voting recorded till 2pm in Himachal Pradesh elections

All women managed polling station at Galuva in Una

Independent India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi accorded red carpet welcome at Kaloa polling station of Kinnaur district

28.8% polling recorded till 12 noon in the Himachal Pradesh electios

PM Modi asks Himachal Pradesh electors to vote in record numbers

"Today polling is taking place in 'Devbhoomi' Himachal Pradesh. I urge all voters to take part in the mahaparva of democracy and vote in record numbers," the Prime Minister tweeted.

Union Minister JP Nadda casts his vote

#HimachalElections2017 Union Minister JP Nadda casts his vote at a polling booth in Bilaspur pic.twitter.com/wt7a9jrJr0

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BJP's chief ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal with his family members after casting their votes

101-year-old Saraswati Sharma casts her vote at Bran polling station of Manali constituency

13.62% polling recorded in first two hours of Himachal Pradesh elections

The state needs a senior leader like Dhumal ji to look at the affairs of Himachal which is under the debt of more than Rs 50,000 crore

We aimed to get 50 plus seats but now that we are receiving so much support from all sections of the society, we expect it to cross 60

Prem Kumar Dhumal and Anurag Thakur cast their votes

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Confident of getting majority in the election, the next government too will be of Congress: Virbhadra Singh

EVMs are not working at two polling booths in Kinnaur

Young voters are going to play decisive role in the assembly election this time as out of total 50.25 lakh voters registered in Himachal Pradesh, 25.24 lakh are below the age of 40.

In Manali, EVMs not working at Jagatsukh, Larakeloncand Solang polling booths.

Election of all flavours

BJP workers have staged a protest at Telag polling booth of Bilaspur district alleging that the EVM button for the BJP candidate was not working. Police has reached at the spot.

The state has 983 sensitive and 399 hyper sensitive polling stations out of total 7525 polling stations.

For the first time 29 third gender voters will cast their ballots in the election

Some 1,000 Tibetan in India have registered themselves with the Election Commission for the Himachal Pradesh elections

Besides 17,850 personnel of police and Home Guards and 65 companies of central paramilitary force have been deployed.

For the first time EVMs and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) are being used for voting at all the 7525 polling stations of state.

Employment opportunities, transport and women empowerment are key issues in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls while caste, religion and the top leadership also matter, a survey has found.

The fate of some of the biggest political leaders in Himachal Pradesh will be sealed in electronic voting machines by Thursday evening as more than 50 lakh people will cast their votes for 68-member legislative assembly.

The election results, however, will be announced 40 days later on December 18 along with those of the Gujarat polls, to be held next month.

Voters queue up to cast their votes

#HimachalElections2017 Voters queue up to cast their votes at a polling booth in Dharamshala. pic.twitter.com/Z8nfe5g6ID

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Polling for all the 68 constituencies begins in Himachal Pradesh assembly elections

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Voting to begin at 8am

#Visuals from a polling station in Mandi, voting to begin at 8 AM in all the 68 constituencies #HimachalPradesh pic.twitter.com/Z8fL2OpcxG

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