Haryana groom halts at polling booth first, then heads for wedding

Urges people to exercise their franchise, saying voting more important

PTI

Chandigarh, Updated At : 04:26 PM Oct 05, 2024 IST

A polling official puts a mark with indelible ink on the finger of a voter for the Haryana Assembly elections, in Hisar.

Sunil Kumar, a groom from Kurukshetra in Haryana, became the centre of attraction at a polling booth in the district on Saturday as he reached there to exercise his franchise in his wedding attire before tying the knot.

“I want to give a message to all that casting votes is very important. Nobody should waste a vote,” Kumar said after voting at the polling booth in the Ladwa Assembly seat.

“I am going to get married after casting my vote,” Kumar said. He said though he got late for the wedding, voting was more important. Kumar's mother appealed to the people of the state to step out of their houses and vote in large numbers.

Polling for all 90 Assembly seats in Haryana began on Saturday morning amid tight security arrangements, with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker among the early voters.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is eyeing a hat-trick of Assembly election wins in the state, while the Congress is hoping to return to power after 10 years. The counting of votes will be taken up on October 8.