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“I bow to citizens of Arunachal Pradesh…”: Arunachal CM Khandu thanks voters

First Published: 27th April, 2024 12:27 IST

CM Khandu extended his greetings to the people of Arunachal for their overwhelming participation, saying that it “displayed exemplary commitment to democratic ethos of the country”.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has expressed his gratitude and thanked the people of the Arunachal for their “spirited participation” in the just concluded Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state.

Complementing the people of the state for coming out in large numbers to vote and helping the authorities in the successful completion of the poll process, CM Khandu said that this showcased the peoples’ “exemplary commitment to democratic ethos of the country.”

He also congratulated the polling officials and election commission of Arunachal Pradesh for conducting the elections in a peaceful manner.

Taking to X, CM Khandu wrote, “I bow to citizens of Arunachal Pradesh for having displayed exemplary commitment to democratic ethos of the country by their spirited participation in the recently concluded Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.

I applaud the overwhelming participation of electorates who took the voting percentage in Lok Sabha elections to 77.70% & Assembly polls to 82.95%.

I also salute the indomitable spirit of polling personnel, including women, and the security forces, who braved the inclement weather, tough terrains – from snow clad Himalayas to the rainforest foothills – to reach their respective booths to successfully conduct the polls in Arunachal Pradesh.

The task was enormous and it involved about 50,000 officials, who managed 2,226 polling stations. They ensured that booths with even one voter and 1000 electorates exercised their franchise.
My compliments to @ceoarunachal, who oversaw the polling process and ensured the logistics for these simultaneous elections in the State in a free and fair manner.
Congratulations to all involved!”

Voting for the 50 Assembly constituencies and two Lok Sabha constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh took place in the first phase on April 19.

137 candidates were in the fray for the 50 Assembly seats, 14 candidates were in fray for the 2 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

The state has a total of 8,88 ,816 voters out of which 4,33,760 are male voters and 4,49,050 are female voters.

A total of 147 candidates were in the fray. Ten BJP candidates won the Assembly elections unopposed.
Re-election was held at 8 polling stations under 4 assembly segments in 4 districts of Arunachal Pradesh on April 24.

The total voter turnout in the state was recorded at 77.7% for the Lok Sabha polls and 82.95% for the 60-member Assembly election.

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