LS Polls 2014: Haryana voting likely to touch 73 percent

The voting percentage in Chandigarh is likely to be its highest ever, returning officer and deputy commissioner Mohammed Shayin said here.

The previous high was 68.1 percent in 1984. In 2004 and 2009, the voting percentage was 50 and 64.9 percent respectively.

Voting continued at most polling stations beyond the 6 p.m. deadline for voting.

In Haryana, Sirsa recorded the highest polling at 76 percent while Faridabad seat, adjoining the national capital, saw only 60.8 percent polling.

Hisar (75.9), Kurukshetra (75.8), Ambala-reserved (70.7) and Gurgaon (70.2) recorded high turnouts.

Nearly 1.60 crore people, including over 73.8 lakh women, were eligible to vote in Haryana to decide the fate of 230 candidates, including 10 women candidates.

Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his family members cast their vote in Rohtak's Sanghi village while billionaire-industrialist MP Naveen Jindal cast his vote in Kurukshetra town.