Lessons for other parties, says Madhusudan Mistry as polls for next Cong president end

Madhusudan Mistry, Congress Central Election Authority chairman, said 96% of voting took place across states. No untoward incident occurred.

Updated on: Oct 17, 2022, 18:07:24 IST

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Congress Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Monday said 9,500 delegates cast their vote to elect the next president of the grand old party, adding all of it is provisional data and will updated soon.

Congress' central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry with other poll officials seal a ballot box before the start of voting on Monday. (PTI)

“By and large, 96% of voting took place across states. There was no adverse incident during polling... Three ballot boxes have been received so far,” Mistry said in a post-poll presser held at the AICC headquarters in Delhi. Polling came to an end around 4.30pm.

Mistry further said the election was held in an open manner and other parties can learn lessons from it.

He said 87 people, including Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, party leaders P Chidambaram and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, voted at the AICC headquarters.

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