Poor voter turnout in Gurugram and Faridabad

  • | Monday | 21st October, 2019

Gurugram followed by Faridabad registered the lowest voting percentage among the 22 districts of the state. While Gurugram district had a voting percentage of 50.14 percent, Faridabad was a tad better with 52.26 percent. Gurugram urban area did not even cross the voting percentage of fifty and had a final voting tally of 49 percent. The situation was not good in Faridabad city also where the voting percentage was only 42.4 percent. At 37.8 percent Badhkal in Faridabad district had the lowest voting percentage.

Gurugram: Gurugram and Faridabad may pride themselves on being the leaders in generating the highest revenue for the state of Haryana but the districts again proved to be laggards in being a part of states own democratic exercise. After registering relatively low turnout in the Lok Sabha polls, both Gurugram and Faridabad lowered their performance even further in the fourteenth assembly elections of Haryana that were conducted on Monday. Gurugram followed by Faridabad registered the lowest voting percentage among the 22 districts of the state. While Gurugram district had a voting percentage of 50.14 percent, Faridabad was a tad better with 52.26 percent. In comparison to these prosperous districts, the most backward district in the country Mewat again came in significant numbers to exercise their democratic franchise with a 65 percent voting percentage. The situation of people not coming out to vote was more visible in urban areas. Gurugram urban area did not even cross the voting percentage of fifty and had a final voting tally of 49 percent. The situation was not good in Faridabad city also where the voting percentage was only 42.4 percent. In Gururgam district the highest voting percentage can from Sohna at 58 percent followed by Pataudi at 50, Badhahpur (45) and Gururgam (49). At 37.8 percent Badhkal in Faridabad district had the lowest voting percentage. The largest constituency in Haryana was however saved from the shame of being relegated to the lowest spot by areas of Hathin, Hodal, and Ballabhgarh that had voting percentages of 72, 65 and 64. Even though Mewat votes were much lesser than what it had pulled in 2014, it was enough for the poorest district of the state to impart a lesson to its richer counterparts. Despite incidents of violence healthy voting was reported from Nuh (66), Ferozpur Jhirka (64) and Punhana (66). Less turnout in South Haryana constituencies may have proved to be a dampener but what lifted the spirits was the enthusiasm of aged and specially abled citizens coming out and getting their fingers inked. Ram Charan Aggarwal (72) who came at ward number 246 in Gurugram was suffering from cataract and his pupil had a greyish tinge but that did not deter him to come out and vote. To compensate for the lack of facilities for the specially-abled voters the help of volunteers from the Red Cross and other NGO volunteers were sought. The young volunteers did not disappoint in lending a helping hand.

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