"Small steps...": Manu Bhaker, two-time Olympic medalist, after casting her first vote in Haryana elections

Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker today cast her vote in the Haryana Assembly elections 2024 and said that it's the individual's responsibility to vote in the elections. Manu Bhaker urged the youth to step out and cast their vote in the ongoing Haryana Assembly Polls.

Manu Bhaker along with her father Ram Kishan Bhaker casted their vote at a polling station in Charkhi Dadri for the 2024 Haryana Elections.

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"Being the youth of this country, it is our responsibility to cast our vote for the most favourable candidate. Small steps lead to big goals... I voted for the first time..." Manu Bhaker said while speaking to ANI.

Taking to her official X handle, Bhaker said that as a 'responsible citizen' she cast her vote in the Haryana Assembly Elections.

"GOT INKED! As a responsible citizen, I proudly cast my vote in the Haryana Assembly Elections this morning. I urge all young voters to step out and vote in large numbers. Your vote matters," Bhaker wrote on X.
"Manu is the brand ambassador and a youth icon for voting. She had to come. We vote in every election. How will our village develop if we do not vote... I would request everyone to come out and vote. It's better to come out today than to curse the government for the next five years..." said Ram Kishan Bhaker.

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Haryana Assembly Elections 2024

Voting began for 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday and saw a voter turnout of 22.70 percent till 11 AM, the Election Commission of India said.

A voter turnout of 49.3 percentage was recorded across 90 assembly seats in Haryana till 3 PM, the Election Commission said.

This election is a high-stakes battle as the BJP is eyeing a third straight term to power in the state, the Congress party is aiming to wrest back power riding on anti-incumbency, and issues of farmer protests and wrestler protests.

The key contesting parties in Haryana include the BJP, Congress, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), as well as the pre-poll alliance between the Indian National Lok Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party (INLD-BSP) and the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP)-Azad Samaj Party (ASP).

According to Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer, Pankaj Agarwal, 2,03,54,350 voters, including 1,07,75,957 males, 95,77,926 females, and 467 third-gender voters, will cast their votes in the Assembly Elections on October 5. A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting across 90 constituencies, and 20,632 polling booths have been set up for the election.
(With agency inputs)