Haryana

• 28 May 2024

Haryana Records 65% Voter Turnout

Why in News?

According to the Haryana Chief Electoral Officer, the elections for 10 Lok Sabha seats and the Karnal Assembly seat in the state remained peaceful, witnessing approximately 65% voter turnout in the General Elections of 2024.

Key Points

• The Sirsa parliamentary constituency recorded the highest turnout of 69%.
• Following this, Ambala parliamentary constituency saw a 66.9% turnout, and Kurukshetra witnessed 66.2% voting.
• Similarly, Faridabad recorded 59.7%, Hisar 64.6%, Sonipat 62.2%, Rohtak 64.5%, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh 65.2%, Karnal 63.2% and Gurgaon 60.6% voter turnout.
• There were 99 polling stations which will be operated entirely by women staff and 71 polling stations manned by Person with Disability (PwD) employees.