Assembly elections took place in the northeast Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim on Friday (Apr 19) simultaneously with the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in the country.

Assembly elections took place in the northeast Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim on Friday (Apr 19) simultaneously with the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in the country. Voting in both the states started at 7 am local time. Voting was held for 60 assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh and 32 seats in Sikkim. The results of both these assembly elections will be declared on June 2. Here are the latest updates from assembly elections from Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim: > As per the Election Commission of India (ECI), Arunachal Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 67.95 per cent, while Sikkim recorded a voter turnout of 68.04 per cent. Click here to follow all LIVE updates on the Lok Sabha elections > Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang cast his vote for the assembly elections as well as the Lok Sabha elections at a polling booth in Gangtok. > Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu cast his vote for the assembly election and the Lok Sabha election at a polling booth in Tawang. > After casting his vote, Arunachal Chief Minister Khandu said that the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) lotus symbol will bloom in the state. #WATCH | Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang casts his vote for #LokSabhaElections2024 and state Assembly Elections 2024 at a polling station in Gangtok pic.twitter.com/XY6agVbGTr — ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2024 × > Voting in both the states started at 7 am and continued till 6 pm. > In Sikkim, a total of 146 candidates including Chief Minister Tamang are in the fray for the total 32 assembly seats. According to state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) D Anandan, voting was held at 573 polling stations. Tight security arrangements were in place, with Anandan saying that 13 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) were deployed in the state. #WATCH | Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu said, "Today is the mega festival of democracy and voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections is underway. I expect that the number of voters this year will surpass the number of voters in 2019. BJP is going to make history in the… pic.twitter.com/pCWvviIvlx — ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2024 × > Tight security arrangements were also seen in Arunachal Pradesh with the deployment of 70 companies of the CAPF, according to CEO Pawan Kumar Sain. > Few reports of violence emerged from some districts of Arunachal Pradesh but overall the elections were held peacefully. Meanwhile, in Sikkim, no violence was reported; however, votern turnout here was significantly less than from 81.41 per cent in 2019. (With inputs from agencies)

Assembly polls in India: Voter turnout of 67.95% recorded in Arunachal, 68.04% in Sikkim

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Assembly polls in India: Voter turnout of 67.95% recorded in Arunachal, 68.04% in Sikkim