An estimated 38 per cent of the total 8,92,694 voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm on Friday in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, where voting is underway for two Lok Sabha seats and 50 assembly constituencies, officials said.
The ruling BJP has already won ten seats unopposed in the 60-member assembly.
Voting percentage was normal in the morning due to inclement weather, but increased as conditions improved during the day.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pawan Kumar Sen said voting was delayed due to technical glitches in electronic voting machines (EVMs) at some polling stations, which were later replaced.
Although there have been reports of election-related violence from some districts, the election officials here have not yet confirmed it.Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju, Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Min were among the early voters in the northeastern state.
Officials said Rijiju cast his vote at his village Nafra in the newly created Bichom district, while Khandu exercised his franchise at the Government Secondary School, Bam in Mukto constituency of Tawang district, from where he did his schooling.
Meen exercised his franchise in Choukham.
Governor Lieutenant General (retd) KT Pernaik and his wife Anagha Pernaik cast their vote at Polling Station 1 at P Sector Government Secondary School here.
The governor told reporters, “I appeal to all the voters of the state to exercise their franchise.,
Voters will decide the electoral fate of 133 Assembly candidates and 14 Lok Sabha candidates.
Eight candidates, including Rijiju and state Congress president Nabam Tuki, are in the fray for the Arunachal West parliamentary seat.
Sitting BJP MP Tapir Gao and state Congress vice president Bosiram Siram are among the six candidates contesting from Arunachal East.
The ruling BJP has already won ten seats unopposed in the 60-member assembly.
Voting percentage was normal in the morning due to inclement weather, but increased as conditions improved during the day.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pawan Kumar Sen said voting was delayed due to technical glitches in electronic voting machines (EVMs) at some polling stations, which were later replaced.
Although there have been reports of election-related violence from some districts, the election officials here have not yet confirmed it.Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju, Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Min were among the early voters in the northeastern state.
Officials said Rijiju cast his vote at his village Nafra in the newly created Bichom district, while Khandu exercised his franchise at the Government Secondary School, Bam in Mukto constituency of Tawang district, from where he did his schooling.
Meen exercised his franchise in Choukham.
Governor Lieutenant General (retd) KT Pernaik and his wife Anagha Pernaik cast their vote at Polling Station 1 at P Sector Government Secondary School here.
The governor told reporters, “I appeal to all the voters of the state to exercise their franchise.,
Voters will decide the electoral fate of 133 Assembly candidates and 14 Lok Sabha candidates.
Eight candidates, including Rijiju and state Congress president Nabam Tuki, are in the fray for the Arunachal West parliamentary seat.
Sitting BJP MP Tapir Gao and state Congress vice president Bosiram Siram are among the six candidates contesting from Arunachal East.
