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Punjab saw a sizeable decline in voters turnout when the State recorded 65.32 per cent polling on Sunday in comparison to a voters turnout of 78 per cent in the 2017 Assembly polls. Sundays voting will seal the fate of as many as 1,304 candidates, including 93 Women<\/a>, in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).<\/p>\n

Even though the polling continued even after 6 pm, and the of India released the figure of 65.32 per cent by 9:30 pm, the Office of Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) did not come out with the updated official data.<\/p>\n

The States CEO Dr S Karuna Raju claimed that the polls remained peaceful with not a single case of disruption of poll and inducement of voters that was brought to the Commissions notice during the day.<\/p>\n

However, several complaints were made and allegations were levelled by some party leaders and candidates over malfunctioning of EVMs, while reports of firing, clashes between two groups, skirmishes, arguments, attack on candidates, were also reported from different places.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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