47% turnout in village panchayat elections in Gujarat
The Hindu
Results will be declared on December 21
Gujarat on Sunday saw polling for 8,690 gram panchayats with an average voter turnout of 47%.
The polls were held with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols and peacefully except for allegations of rigging at one booth in Gandhinagar, and a clash between candidates at a booth in Surendranagar that led to suspension of voting.
In an another incident captured on camera, a constable thrashed a voter after he insisted on taking his mobile phone inside the polling booth. The man was also detained.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.