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Election Commission revises overall voting percentage in Punjab Assembly poll to 71.95%

<span style="color: #222222;">The Election Commission of India (ECI) revised the overall voting percentage in the Punjab Assembly poll to 71.95 per cent. Giving this information Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Dr S Karuna Raju said that scrutiny reports of all the 23 districts have been received, out of total 117 constituencies of the state, Gidderbaha remained at the top with highest polling percentage of 84.93 percent,followed by Talwandi Sabo which recorded 83.70 percent polling, while Amritsar West with 55.40 percent and  Ludhiana South with 59.04 percent witnessed lowest voting percentage.</span> <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Dr Raju said that all the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been moved to the respective Strong Rooms. All the 117 Strong Rooms at 66 locations were sealed and as per the ECI guidelines, three-tier security measures have been taken with deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Armed Police and Punjab Police. He said that security forces have been keeping strict vigil round the clock at Strong Rooms.</span><br />

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