Olympian shooter Abhinav Bindra exercised his constitutional right to vote at Chattbir Polling booth in constituency Dera Bassi.
Deputy Commissioner expressed gratitude to general public & polling staff for successful & peaceful completion of election process.
S.A.S. Nagar, 04 February 2017: Assembly elections for Constituency SAS Nagar, Kharar & Dera Bassi falling under district SAS Nagar, completed successfully with peace & harmony and voters eagerly exercised their constitutional right to vote which is seen from the long queues in front of polling booths since morning. Elaborating this District Electoral Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Sh. D. S. Mangat said that a remarkable polling turn-out of 71.79 percent has been recorded in the district. Earlier, Sh. Mangat visited the various polling stations and reviewed the election process and also interacted with general public and enquired about any sort of difficulty faced by them for casting their votes. As such, voters appreciated the arrangements done at polling booths in view of polling procedure and said they have seen it for the first time that arrangement of proper drinking water, proper sitting arrangement & a better queue management was there at polling booths.
Olympic Gold Medal winner Shooter Sh. Abhinav Bindra casted his vote along with his family members at Polling booth village chattbir in constituency Dera Bassi. During this, he & his father appreciated the arrangements done by the administration at polling booth. Worth mentioning at here that to facilitate the voters' super model & model polling stations were set up by district administration, wherein sufficient arrangements to facilitate the voters were ensured. During this Deputy Commissioner said that for peaceful conduct of elections, requisite arrangements were ensured by district administration. As such, cooperation from general public was also sought for the same; as a result, the election got conducted with peace and harmony. He further said that polling turn out of 66.39 percent is recorded for constituency SAS Nagar, 72.93 percent for constituency Kharar & Polling turnout of 76.06 percent has been recorded for constituency Dera Bassi. He said that total 726 polling stations were established in the district to facilitate the voters, whereas 3129 officials have performed their duty with honesty & full dedication.
Deputy Commissioner facilitated the polling staff & general public for their cooperation and expressed thanks especially to the polling staff for their efforts and dedication towards successful completion of election with peace, harmony & transparency. He said that after successful completion of election process, polling parties have deposited the EVMs & VVPATs along with other polling materials. Polling material including EVMs & VVPATs were securely kept under seal at strong room which will be under strict security round the clock 24 hours. The strong room was sealed in the presence of representatives & candidates of polling parties. Final courting of votes will be done on 11 March.
Photo Caption:
1) Olympian shooter Abhinav Bindra used his constitutional right & casted vote at polling booth of village Chatt.
2) Voters at various polling booths casting their votes.
3) A bridegroom giving priority to the constitutional right and casting his vote at a polling booth.
Percentage Polling dated 04.02. 2017
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District : S.A.S Nagar
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Time
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052- Kharar
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053- Mohali
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112- Derabassi
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Total
(%age)
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9 .00 AM
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6
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6
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7
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6.33
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10 .00 AM
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14
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14
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15
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14.33
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11 .00 AM
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22
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22
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23
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22.33
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12 .00 Noon
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34
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28
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30
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30.67
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1 .00 PM
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45
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36
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41
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40.67
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2 .00 PM
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52
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40
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46
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46.00
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3 .00 PM
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57
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48
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56
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53.67
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4 .00 PM
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63
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55
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69
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62.33
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5 .00 PM
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72.93
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66.39
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76.06
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71.79
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Final Polling %age
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71.79
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