Votes in, Nalagarh leads with 78% turnout
Hindustan TimesNalagarh assembly constituency recorded the highest 78% voter turnout as bypolls were on Wednesday held across three assembly constituencies to decide the fate of 13 candidates, including chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur. Voting started at 7 am at the 315 polling stations and by 6 pm, the voter turnout percentages in Nalagarh, Hamirpur and Dehra stood at 78%, 67.7% and 65.42% respectively. The turnout, however, is likely to remain lower than the numbers recorded in the 2022 assembly polls across the three seats — when Nalagarh recorded 81.84% voter turnout, Hamirpur 72.15% and Dehra 71.39%. Nalagarh assembly constituency is witnessing a three-way contest, with Congress tasking Indian National Trade Union Congress’ state unit president Hardeep Singh Bawa with wresting the seat from KL Thakur, who is now contesting as the BJP pick.