An estimated 67.95 per cent of the 4.64 lakh voters have exercised their franchise as polling for the 32-member assembly passed off pe🐽acefully in Sikkim. In the lone Lok Sabha seat of the state, the turnout is slightly over 68 per cent, the officials said.
The voter turnout of 67.95 per cent was 10 per cent lower than the 78.63 per cent votes cast in t🐠he 2019 assembly polls in the Himalayan 🎐state, officials said.
The voting percentage in the lone Lok Sabha seat stood🌠 at 68.06 per cent as against 81.41 per cent in 2♔019.
There are differences between turnouts of Lok Sabha and assembly polls as a number of voters did not take part in both ele༒ctions.
Though the polling ended at 5 pm, long queues of voters were seen at several polling booths at that time and they will be allow🌳ed to cast their votes as per the EC guideඣlines.
Oꦜfficials said the final voting percentage may go up.
No untoward incideꦅnt was reported from anywhere in the state, officia𒆙ls said.
As many as 13 companies of the centr💦al force, besides an adequate number of Sikkim police personnel were deployed to supervise the elections.
A total of 146 candidates, including Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, his predecessor Pawan Kumar Chamling, former India Football captain Bhaichung Bꦿhutia, and Tamang's wife K🧜rishna Kumari Rai are in the fray for 32 assembly constituencies.
Sitting Lok Sabha MP Indᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚra Hang Subba and SDF's PD Rai are among 14 candidates in the lone Lok Sabha seat.
Tamang and Chamling are contesting from two assembly constituenci🌼es each.
The result of the assembly elections will be declared on June 2 w༒hiꦚle that of the Lok Sabha polls will be out on June 4.
