Gangtok/Itanagar:Voting concluded for the Sikkim and the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls on Friday. According to thedata provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI), a voter turnout of 69.40 per cent was recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, while a voter turnout of 70.39 per cent was registered in Sikkim.
Voting was held for all 32 Assembly seats in Sikkim, while it was held in all 60 Assembly constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh. The voting began at 7 AM and concluded at 6 PM in both the states located in the North-East.
In Arunachal Pradesh, 63.90 per cent of votes were polled in Along East, while 65.28 per cent of votes were polled in Along West constituency. A whopping 91.63 per cent votes were polled in Changlang South, 75 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Tawang, while 82.60 per cent votes were polled in Pakke-kasang seat, as per the ECI.
However, only 27.66 per cent of votes were polled in the Pangin seat in Arunachal Pradesh. A voter turnout of 45.10 per cent was recorded in Bameng.
In Sikkim, 63.66 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Gangtok, while a staggering 82.39 per cent votes were polled in Barfung. 73 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Namthang-rateypanui seat, as per the ECI data.