80% voting in Kaluwala – an island-like village across Sutlej River touching Int’l border
Lok Sabha Elections : Voter Turnout APP updated - 65.95% voting in Ferozepur - less by 6.34% of 2019
Visually impaired Vishnu seen excited after polling his vote
HARISH MONGA
Ferozepur, June 2, 2024: It was 65.95% voted in Ferozepur during the polling long on June 1 for Lok Sabha elections as per the Voter Turnout APP updated, which is less by 6.34% as compared to 2019 of 72.29%, perhaps due to hot weather conditions. Despite various efforts by the SVEEP team, the target percentage of 70% could not be maintained.
It was 80% per cent voting in Kaluwala – an island-like village covered with Sutlej from three sides and one side surrounded with barbed wire, touching the international border. Out of a total of 157 votes in this village, 125 votes were polled by ferrying them in motor boats of the Army, which comes to 80 per cent.
The polling process in Ferozepur was almost peaceful except few incidents like the EVM problem at one polling booth in Mamdot, a viral polling video for Surinder Kamboj BSP candidate at Jiwan Arain booth number 53, who was booked on this account and face-to-face between AAP MLA Bhullar with Anumit Singh Sodhi, son of BJP candidate Rana Sodhi and of course when DC was not recognized at the polling centre at the same polling booth. Visually impaired Vishnu was seen very excited on casting his vote saying of high expectations from whosoever forms the government for the blind community.
The updated state polling percentage is 61.32% -
Details of 13 constituencies of Punjab after vote percentage updated by Voter Turnout APP is 61.32% -
- Ferozepur 65.95%
- Khadur Sahib 61.60%
- Faridkot 60.78%
- Bathinda 67.97%
- Sangrur 64.43%
- Patiala 62.41%
- Amritsar 54.02%
- Anandpur Sahib 60.02%
- Fatehgarh Sahib 61.18%
- Gurdaspur 64.66%
- Hoshiarpur 58.10%
- Jalandhar 59.07%
- Ludhiana 57.18% In Ferozepur 9 Lok Sabha constituencies, the updated poll percentage is –
- Abohar 60.17%
- Balluana 67.10%
- Fazilka 71.00%
- Ferozepur City 59.10%
- Ferozepur Rural 65.72%
- Gurharsahai 69.10%
- Jalalabad 68.50%
- Malout 67.40%
- Muktsar 65.10%
The highest in Ferozepur Lok Sabha constituency is 71.00% in Fazilka and the lowest is 59.10% in Ferozepur City.