Uttarakhand Panchayat elections: 70 percent voting in the second phase
Voting for the second and final phase of the three-tier panchayat elections was conducted peacefully on Monday except for sporadic incidents in 40 development blocks. Despite rain in many areas of various districts including Chamoli, Pauri, there was no decrease in the enthusiasm of the voters. By four o’clock in the evening, 58.12 percent people had exercised their franchise in all the districts.
With this, the fate of 14751 candidates for 5033 posts was sealed in the ballot boxes. According to the State Election Commission, the picture regarding the voting percentage will be clear only after getting the data from all the districts by late night.
Despite the rain in the areas, the enthusiasm of the voters was worth seeing. Crowds gathered at many polling stations throughout the day. There was bumper voting not only in the hilly but also in the plain districts Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar. State Election Commissioner Sushil Kumar said that voting was completed peacefully in all the development blocks.
The fate of 17,829 candidates of the first phase and 14,751 candidates of the second phase has been sealed in the ballot box. Now the counting of votes will start at 8 am on July 31. 68 percent voting took place in the first phase.
