IN PICS | Himachal Assembly polls: Voters turn up from high altitude to snow-capped regions

Today's polls carry much significance for the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party JP Nadda since Himachal Pradesh is his native state.

The day for the electorate to decide the political fate of the leaders across parties in Himachal Pradesh has arrived with the polling for the assembly elections. (Photo | PTI) 

Voting is taking place on all the 68 Assembly seats of the state, the majority of which (44) had come in the BJP's bag in the 2017 Assembly polls, with Congress being restricted to just 21 seats. (Photo | PTI)

According to the Election Commission, a total of 55,92,828 electors of which 27,37,845 are women, 28,54,945 are men, and 38 were third-gender, will decide the faith of 412 candidates. This time, the representation of woman candidates is 24. (Photo | PTI)

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur gets his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, at a polling station in Mandi district. (Photo | PTI)

BJP has expressed confidence in returning to power on the basis of the performance of state and central governments and its vision for the state, the Congress is hoping that some of its electoral promises will be a major draw among the electorate. (Photo | PTI)

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote. (Photo | PTI)

BJP National President JP Nadda shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, in Bilaspur district. (Photo | PTI)

Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur and his family members pose for a photo showing their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, in Hamirpur district. (Photo | PTI)

Former union minister Anand Sharma shows his inked finger after casting his vote for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, at Longwood booth in Shimla. (Photo | PTI)

Security personnel assists an elderly voter as he arrives at a polling station to cast his vote for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, near Palampur. (Photo | PTI)

Voters wade through the snow as they make their way to their nearest polling station to cast their votes for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, in the Bharmour Assembly constituency. (Photo | PTI)

According to Election Commission, a total of 7,881 polling stations have been set up for the polls. (Photo | PTI)