Assembly Election: Voter turnouts near 65% in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh

Assembly Election 2024 highlights: People wait to cast their votes for Lok Sabha elections, at Gyalshing Bazer West Sikkim under Gyalshing Bermiok AC on April 19.

Assembly Election 2024 highlights: Voting for the 92 assembly seats in the state elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim concluded today. Polling began at 7 am and ended at 6 pm, according to the Election Commission of India. The results will be announced on June 2. Full 2024 Lok Sabha election coverage here. ...Read More

The voting for the 60-member Assembly seats in Arunachal and 32 seats in Sikkim were being held simultaneously with the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. While Arunachal voted for two Lok Sabha seats, Sikkim casted votes for its lone parliamentary seat. Follow Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting LIVE here.

In Arunachal Pradesh, where infrastructure and border area development are seen as major poll issues, 8,92,694 voters marked the fates of 133 candidates contesting in the 50 assembly seats and 14 in the two Lok Sabha seats.

Union minister Kiren Rijiju is contesting against former Congress chief minister Nabam Tuki in Arunachal West Lok Sabha seat.

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In Sikkim, chief minister and SKM supremo Prem Singh Tamang, former CM and SDF chief Pawan Kumar Chamling were among the 146 candidates in fray for the assembly seats. An estimated 4.64 lakh electorate, comprising 2,32,381 male voters and 2,31,545 female were eligible to exercise their franchise in the state.

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