Over 70 percent of Jharkhand’s 46.94 million eligible voters participated in the third of four phases of panchayat elections on Tuesday, according to an official.
6,370 panchayat members, 1,043 mukhiyas, 1,165 panchayat committee representatives, and 126 Zilla Parishad members were elected in 1,047 panchayats throughout 19 districts.
According to the official, 5,950 candidates have been elected unopposed in this phase. On May 31, the votes will be counted.
“Polling at 12,912 booths throughout 70 blocks of the state has been quiet. A total of 70.54 percent of eligible voters cast ballots “Radhe Shyam Prasad, secretary of the State Election Commission (SEC), informed PTI.
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In Jharkhand, panchayat elections are not held along party lines.
In the third phase of the rural elections, there were 27,343 candidates.
The highest voter participation was in Deoghar, with 79.18 percent, while the lowest was in Simdega, with 64.62 percent.
Meanwhile, the CRPF discovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) barely 150 meters from a polling booth in the Dulki region of Palamu district’s Manatu police station.
According to authorities, a voter was murdered, and about 24 others were injured after a pick-up van carrying them toppled in the exact police station location.
The state’s panchayat elections are held in four stages, with the final round set for May 27. On May 14 and 17, the first and second stages of the election were held.
The second round of voting, which began on May 22, is currently being counted, while the first round has been completed.
