Jharkhand Panchayat Polls: More Than 70% Voter Turnout In 3rd Phase
NDTV
Jharkhand Panchayat Elections: Panchayat polls in the state are being held in four phases in the state with the last round scheduled on May 27.
Over 70 per cent of the 46.94 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the third of the four-phase panchayat elections of Jharkhand on Tuesday, an official said.
Altogether 1,047 panchayats across 19 districts went to polls to elect 6,370 panchayat members, 1,043 mukhiyas, 1,165 panchayat committee representatives and 126 Zilla Parishad members.
Altogether 5,950 candidates have already been declared elected unopposed in this phase, the official said. Votes will be counted on May 31.
"Polling has been peaceful in 12,912 booths across 70 blocks of the state. Altogether 70.54 per cent voter turnout was recorded," State Election Commission (SEC) secretary Radhe Shyam Prasad told PTI.
