Polling will be done on tomorrow in Punjab to elect the 117-member. Contest is clearly between three major political parties Shiromani Akali Dal -BJP, Congress & Aam Aadmi Party.
This time 1.98 crore people are eligible to vote in the high- stake election, the first after Modi Government’s demonetisation move, in which 1,145 candidates, including 81 women and a transgenders, are in the fray.
An election office spokesman said today “Election machinery is fully geared to conduct fair and peaceful polling”
Among total electorate of 1,98,79,069 in the state, there are 93,75,546 women and 415 transgenders. 22,615 polling stations have been set up across the state. While 83 Assembly seats are of general category, 34 have been demarcated as reserved.
State is witnessing a clear contest betwee the ruling SAD-BJP alliance, Congress and AAP, which has claimed that it will repeat its Delhi success where it swept the election in 2015.
After final discussion, Rahul Gandhi declared Patiala royal family scion Amarinder Singh the party’s chief ministerial face.
The voters strength in Amritsar Lok Sabha is over 14 lakh.
Punjab is completely ready officially as well at individually to write new golden chapter of Punjab politics.
