Guwahati: According to reports, over 36.75 per cent of the 4.64 lakh voters in Sikkim have exercised their franchise till 1 pm on Friday for 32 Assembly seats and in the lone Lok Sabha constituency.
The voting for all the Assembly constituencies and the lone Lok Sabha seat in Sikkim began at 7 am and will end at 5 pm.
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There are 573 polling stations where polling is currently underway, out of which 88 are in urban and 485 in rural areas, Sikkim Chief Electoral Officer D Anandan said.
Prem Singh Tamang, Sikkim Chief Minister, who is heading the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM)’s bid for a second term in power, cast his vote in his native Soreng district, where he is contesting from the Soreng-Chakung assembly constituency.
Tamang is also contesting for the Rhenock assembly seat.
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Former India Football charismatic captain and Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) vice president Bhaichung Bhutia who is contesting from Barfung (BL) assembly seat cast his vote in his native Sanganath village in Namchi district.