Haryana panchayat elections 80 percent polling recorded in first phase

A excessive turnout of greater than 80 per cent was recorded within the election for panches and sarpanches in 9 Haryana districts within the first of the three-phase voting on Wednesday.

“Barring a stray incident, polling remained peaceable,” Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh advised PTI.

In accordance with the figures of the Haryana State Election Fee out there at 10 pm, 81.4 per cent voting was recorded within the 9 districts.

The polling was held between 7 am and 6 pm within the districts of Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar.

Counting of votes was taken up instantly after the top of polling.

Haryana Director Common of Police P Ok Agrawal mentioned polling has been carried out in a peaceable method.

In accordance with the DGP, there was no poll-related violence reported from anyplace until the completion of the polling course of.

“Nonetheless, a number of incidents of clashes exterior polling cubicles in Jhajjar and Kaithal districts in addition to the breaking of EVM in Nuh district had been reported.

Immediate motion was taken by the police towards such mischievous parts attempting to create unrest in the course of the polls,” the state police chief mentioned in an announcement.

Nuh’s Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Singla mentioned some incidents of combating and stone pelting between rival teams had been reported from two villages, although these didn’t happen on the polling sales space and the ballot course of remained unaffected.

Some folks additionally sustained accidents in these incidents whereas a automobile was broken. There have been reviews of harm to a house guard too in these incidents.

Police, nonetheless, didn’t affirm reviews that some firing incident too had taken place in Nuh district.

In Jhajjar, there was a brawl between brokers of two candidates at a polling sales space in Jahidpur village early within the morning throughout which the digital voting machine (EVM) fell off. However there was no disruption within the ballot, Jhajjar Superintendent of Police Waseem Akram mentioned.

The scenario was instantly introduced below management and the polling accomplished peacefully, he advised PTI over the cellphone.

In Kaithal’s Kalayat too, there have been reviews of a brawl and stone pelting between two teams, away from polling sales space.

Quite a few voters, together with girls, had queued up since morning in lots of districts and plenty of aged additionally forged their votes.

With panchayat polls happening within the state after a niche of six years, there was lots of enthusiasm among the many voters to elect sarpanches and panches.

Panchkula recorded 86.7 per cent turnout, Bhiwani 79.8, Jhajjar 77.3, Jind 80.4, Kaithal 78.6, Mahendragarh 81.6, Nuh 83.7, Panipat 84 and Yamunanagar 86.2 per cent.

“Any type of effort to disrupt the polling course of was neutralised because of vigorous patrolling by the patrolling events coupled with efficient motion and decisive intervention carried out since early morning by Police and administration throughout the state,” the DGP mentioned within the assertion.

The DGP mentioned that elaborate and efficient safety preparations had been made by means of the efficient and well-planned deployment of personnel from State Police.

Polling was held for electing 2,607 sarpanches and 25,968 panches in these 9 districts. The primary part polls for zila parishads and panchayat samitis in these districts was held on October 30.

Preparations associated to ingesting water, electrical energy and wheelchairs for bodily challenged voters have been taken care of in any respect polling cubicles. In accordance with Dhanpat Singh, there are over 49 lakh voters within the 9 districts and 6,019 polling cubicles had been arrange.

There are 6,220 gram panchayats within the state, the place 61,993 panches will likely be elected and all 6,220 sarpanches will likely be chosen straight by villagers.

Whereas the outcomes of the panch-sarpanch elections will likely be declared on the finish of voting in every part, outcomes of zila parishads and panchayat samiti members will likely be declared on November 27 after all of the three phases are accomplished.

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