In 49 development blocks of Uttarakhand, 68% polling was recorded in the first phase of the three -tier panchayat elections. Many booths had a queue of voters till night. During this period, a total of 63 percent of male and 73 percent female voters voted.
On Thursday, the first phase of the three -tier panchayat elections began at 8 am. The polling remained slightly light for two hours of the beginning, but the polling percentage increased as the day climbed. Many ministers, MLAs and officials including Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also voted for the government of their village.
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State Election Commissioner Sushil Kumar said that the first phase of voting showed tremendous enthusiasm. He said that the coordination between all departments, including polling personnel, security personnel to disaster management, has been excellent in the election. Let us tell you that in the first phase, the fate of 17,829 candidates was imprisoned in ballot boxes.
