Haryana recorded an impressive 70.7 per cent voting till the against 67.48 percent in 2009 lok Sabha elections suggesting the desire of the people to go and vote for change.
Chief Electoral Officer Shrikant Walgad said constituency wise maximum of 76 per cent polling was recorded in Sirsa constituency and a minimum of 60.8 per cent in Faridabad.
Hisar recorded 75.9 per cent polling, Kurukshetra 75.8 per cent, Ambala (SC) 70.7 per cent and Gurgaon constituency recorded 70.2 per cent polling. Similarly, Karnal recorded 70.2
per cent polling, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh 69.9 per cent, Sonipat 68.4 per cent and Rohtak recorded 67.3 per cent polling, added Walgad.
long queues formed outside several polling stations across the State as men and women - the elderly included - turned up in large numbers right from the time polling began at 7am voting ends at 6pm even thereafter.
Voters’ enthusiasm was evident in both middle class, working class and even in the farmers. In some places, the queues snaked out of the school buildings where polling stations were set up. Even affluent areas, which are usually lethargic vis-à-vis elections, reported heavy polling, including Hisar, Sirsa, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Gurgaon and Karnal constituencies.
Walgad admitted that three minor incidents in Hisar, Hathin and Jhajjar took place, however the polling in the entire State has been concluded peacefully.
He said that in the morning during mock poll, few EVM machines were found out of order which were replaced at their earliest. He said that slips were
distributed at 6pm to the people standing in queues who were allowed to cast their votes.