Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur continues his lead from his constituency Seraj, with a margin of 38183 votes, as per the latest trends of the Election Commission of India.
The Election Commission on Sunday said that around 75.6 per cent polling percentage was recorded in the recently held assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee on Saturday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is circulating a forged letter with motives to influence voting patterns in favour of its party in the State.
He also took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the latter did not participate in any campaign for the Himachal Pradesh assembly election and said that they (Congress) are careerist leaders.
The poll panel issued a notification prohibiting the publication of exit-poll projections in any print and electronic media will be prohibited from 8 am on November 12 and 5 pm on December 5.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur offered prayers in Mandi district ahead of casting his vote and urged all voters to cast their vote today to "further strengthen democracy".
The Central government deployed 67 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) comprising 6,700 personnel and 15 CRPF companies for holding free and fair Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh.