The IT hub Gurgaon witnessed a sound turnout of voters on Thursday with over 33 per cent votes polled till 1 pm. Nearly 18 lakh voters in Gurgaon sealed the fate of 22 candidates, including AAP’s Yogendra Yadav, BJP’s Rao Inderjeet Singh and Rao Dharampal of the Congress.
Excited voters, who turned up at polling booths as early as 6.45 am, gave thumbs up for ‘clean’ polling stations. Several also returned happy for the clock-work precision with which they operated on Thursday. long queues of voters were also seen in what is called New Gurgaon, dominated by high-rise condominiums and shopping malls. Queues began forming in polling centres here since almost the time they opened at 7 am.
Voters reported of being provided with ‘organised’ facilities, with senior citizens being given preference so that they did not have to stand in queues. One voter, who showed a flight ticket, was allowed to jump the queue and vote. “What impressed me were the excellent facilities and helpfulness of police and election personnel. Things were really working like clockwork,” said Tishita Chopra, a housewife in Gurgaon.