AMRITSAR: It’s not just Amritsar East assembly constituency from where heavyweights Navjot Singh Sidhu and Bikram Singh Majithia were contesting elections registered the low voter's turnout but Amritsar West and Amritsar Central assembly constituencies recorded lowest polling percentage which has raised the concerns of election stakeholders.
According to official figures, Amritsar East registered 64% polling while Amritsar West (reserved) constituency recorded the lowest 55.1% followed by Amritsar Central and Amritsar South where polling was 58.76% and 59.3% respectively.
Candidates with strongman's image and their political rivalry, deep-rooted issues of the constituencies, coupled with the lackadaisical attitude of the current and former MLA’s have collectively resulted in plummeting the voter's turnout who preferred to stay indoors with "sanu ki lena dena"(what do we have to do) approach over going to polling booths and come to the sight of rival candidates workers or party activists.
