Over 70 per cent of voters cast their franchise in Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad members held on Sunday in Haryana. There are a total of 49,67,092 voters in this first phase. As many 34,96,333 voters cast their votes till 7 pm and at some polling stations, voters were queuing till late night to cast their votes.
The first phase of panchayat polls was held in 61 blocks of Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar to elect 1,278 panchayat samiti members and 175 zila parishad members.
There were over 49 lakh registered voters and 6,019 booths had been set up. The polling, held from 7 am to 6 pm, remained peaceful throughout, the officials said.
It is worth mentioning that after the completion of the polling of all the three phases of elections, results would be declared on November 27. At the same time, for the first phase, the polling for the posts of Panch and Sarpanch in these 9 districts would be held on November 2. Their results will be declared on the same day.
Divulging information regarding this , Haryana State Election Commissioner, Dhanpat Singh said that the first phase of Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti in Haryana was held peaceful. In first phase, voting was held for Panchayat Samiti members and Zilla Parishad members in nine districts Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar.
Further he shared that polling was held peaceful in all 9 districts, no untoward incident was reported anywhere. EVMs had malfunctioned at some places, but the officials involved in the election process immediately replaced that machine and resumed voting process. Wherever polling is over, EVMs have been deposited by the polling staff. All EVMs will be kept in strong rooms. Polling staff, police personnel and other officers engaged in the polling performed their worked diligently. Everyone deserves congratulations on the peaceful completion of elections, he added.