It's Over: Election officials with EVMs after voting for the Assembly election ended yesterday.

Shutting down of establishments has not served the purpose of getting more voters u00a0this assembly election. The state is already in debt u00a0and making October 13, a paid holiday has further added to their woes. u00a0Rs 8 crore is the u00a0estimated loss to the cinema.u00a0
R K Vidhani, President of the Cinema Owners and Exhibitors Association of India
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The initiative taken by the labour department has not gone down well with us. They should have thought of something else to get people to the polling booths. I think they need to first emphasise on the awareness and then on the paid holiday concept.
Shreesh Misra, General manager of Orchid City Center Mall, Mumbai Central

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BJP 32.76%

AAP 43.10%

INC 24.14%

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People did not take the paid holiday in the right spirit. The ministry u00a0should have kept half u00a0day for people, rather u00a0than give them a holiday
Santosh Shetty, Secretary, Indian Hotels and Restaurants Association

Poll Percentage

State polling percentage in the last five assembly elections
2004: 63.44%
1999: 60.95%
1995: 71.69%
1990: 62.26%
1985: 59.17%
Source: Election Commission of India

35
Percentage loss to malls

30
Percentage loss to restaurants

28
Special squads formed to u00a0conduct surprise checks to keep an eye on establishments not adhering to the paid holiday dictat

60%
Voter turnout in state, lowest in 20 yrs

Rs 1000cr+
Estimated loss to industry, excluding malls, cinema houses, hotels and restaurants etc

Inputs by Urvashi Seth and Varun Singh