Brisk polling in Hisar, 34% till noon

October 13, 2011 14:04

Meanwhile, in Hisar, nearly 34 per cent polling was recorded till noon in the bypolls for the Hisar Lok Sabha seat which is witnessing a triangular contest with the Anna factor looming large raising the stakes for the ruling Congress.
"At 12 pm the overall poll percentage of the nine assembly segments comprising the Hisar parliamentary constituency was nearly 34 per cent," Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer, Sumita Misra said. In the first hour itself, polling had started to pick up and by 9 am, the overall poll percentage stood at 7.41 per cent.

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