Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anurag Thakur cast his vote in Hamirpur on Saturday in the last phase of general elections.
His father and former Himachal Pradesh CM Prem Kumar Dhumal also cast his vote in Hamirpur.
Anurag Thakur said, "If you see the polling booths, people have a huge enthusiasm. People are celebrating the festival of democracy. Everyone has come out to cast their votes for good government. The workers of the BJP have done a lot of work for the people and I believe that we will get the blessings of the people. I think if Congress is not participating in the exit poll discussions then it itself says a lot."
Former Himachal CM Prem Kumar Dhumal appealed to the people to come out and vote in large numbers.
"This is the great festival of democracy. I appeal to everyone to vote. There should be 100% voting and the right government should be elected. We will win all four seats with a majority," he said.
Hamirpur can be considered a stronghold of the BJP as the seat was represented by Anurag Thakur's father and former Himachal Pradesh CM Prem Kumar Dhumal.
Incumbent MP Thakur is in the electoral fray against Congress' Satpal Raizada on the Hamirpur seat. Anurag is seeking his fifth term from the seat after winning it in 2008 when he had first won it in a by-poll.
Thakur has focused his campaign on highlighting the developmental projects in Hamirpur during his previous tenures. In 2019, Thakur defeated the Congress's Ram Lal Thakur by about 4 lakh votes.
In the Hamirpur elections, the stakes are high for both the BJP and the Congress. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu hails from Hamirpur's Nadaun, which he also represents in the Assembly.
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