Himachal Prasesh AssemblyElection: PM Modi appeals to take part in Polls

New Delhi [India], November 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the voters of Himachal Pradesh to come out of their houses and take part in an election in huge numbers in the state assembly elections.

The Prime Minister took to Twitter and said, "Today is a day of polling in God's land Himachal Pradesh. I ask all the electorate to involve yourself in the celebrations of democracy and cast their votes in large numbers. Urging people of Himachal Pradesh to vote in record numbers."

आज देवभूमि हिमाचल प्रदेश में मतदान का दिन है। मेरी विनती है कि सभी मतदाता लोकतंत्र के महापर्व में भाग लें और भारी संख्या में मतदान करें। Urging people of Himachal Pradesh to vote in recrod numbers.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 9, 2017

The polling in Himachal Pradesh for all the 68 constituencies started at 8 a.m. and will carry on till 5 p.m.

Speaking about the Chief Ministerial candidates, Congress leader and current Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is fighting against the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Prem Kumar Dhumal, two-time Chief Minister of the state, as the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is contesting 42 seats, tag along by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)), which is contesting 14, Swabhiman Party and Lok Gathbandhan Party six each, and the CPI contesting for three seats.

A total of 50, 25,941 voters are entitled to cast their vote and the polling will carry out at 7,525 booths with EVMs and VVPAT.