Both Singh and Dhumal cast their votes along with family members at their hometowns Rampur and Samirpur respectively. There are 112 Independent candidates. The electorate also includes 14 transgenders.Shyam Sharan Negi, 100, the first voter of India, cast his vote for the 15th time in the assembly polls at Kalpa in Kinnaur district.The Congress has projected incumbent Virbhadra Singh as its Chief Ministerial candidate, while former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal is the BJPs.47 per cent vote share.The poll percentage is likely to go beyond 72 per cent as polling is still underway (as of 6.) where there were delays owing to snag in EVMs and VVPATs, an election official told IANS. The main contest is between the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

　　Women, who form 19 China coiling embroidery machines Factory lakh of the over 50 lakh voters, turned out in strength in the rural areas. However, there were reports of malfunctioning of EVMs and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail machines at a few polling booths, which led voting continuing at these booths even after the polls officially closed at 5 p. despite the cold in the single phase election.The Congress and the BJP have fielded candidates on all 68 seats, while the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Communist Party of India-Marxist have fielded 42 and 14 candidates respectively.In the first two hours, the state recorded 13. Nadda and Congress leader and former Commerce Minister Anand Sharma cast their votes in Bilaspur and Shimla towns.Shimla, Nov 9 Over 72 per cent of 50.Election officials said the polling was peaceful and no major untoward incident was reported from the 68 seats. Voters across the state could be seen reaching polling stations even before polling started at 8 a. Both are contesting the elections.36 per cent in 2007.The BJP has made false promises, run fake campaigns in the state to lure the voters, Sharma told reporters.P., nearly 64 per cent of votes were cast.

　　Despite minor hiccups as EVMs developed snags at some places, there was no report of any delay in starting the poll process, an electoral officer told IANS.A total of 337 candidates, 19 of them women, are in the fray.Union Health Minister J.In the 2012 assembly elections, the poll percentage figure was over 75 per cent, the highest since 1977, while it was 68.On the other hand, two-time Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Dhumal said the BJP was aiming to get 60 plus seats this time.For the first time, the Election Commission used VVPAT machines to ensure secrecy of the votes.

The vote count will be held on December 18 along with Gujarat.81 per cent vote share, while the BJP bagged 26 seats with a 38.The Congress had won 36 of the 68 seats in Himachal Pradesh in 2012 with a 42.25 lakh electorate in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday exercised their franchise in the assembly elections where the ruling Congress and the BJP were locked in a straight contest.After casting his votes, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who is try to get at the helm for the seventh time, said he was confident of the Congress getting a majority.