69.50% polling in Haryana

A voter turnout of 69.50 per cent was recorded on Sunday in the 10 Lok Sabha seats of Haryana, where 223 candidates, including two Union ministers and a former chief minister, are in the fray.

In the 2014 general election, the overall poll percentage stood at 71.86.

Till compiling of figures at 11 pm, 69.50 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the polls, Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer Rajeev Ranjan said.

No untoward incident was reported in the state and the polling remained peaceful, he said.

A total of 1.80 crore electorate in the state was eligible to exercise their franchise.

The highest polling percentage (till 11 pm) was recorded in the Sirsa parliamentary constituency (74.08), followed by Kurukshetra (72.70), Hisar (71.17), Ambala (70.84), Bhiwani-Mahendergarh (69.88), Rohtak (69.36), Sonipat (69.08), Gurgaon (68.45).

Faridabad (64.46) and Karnal (66.16) recorded comparatively lesser voter turnout.

Across the state, there were some assembly constituencies, including .