As many as 15,682 panches, 93 sarpanches and 46 members of panchayat samitis were elected unopposed, according to the state election commission office
Around 79.5% voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of panchayat election in Haryana on Sunday which was largely peaceful, barring a few stray incidents.
More than 79.5% voters cast their ballots and the final turnout may go over 80%, state Election Commissioner Rajeev Sharma said adding voters were still waiting at 6.00 pm at many booths. He further said stray incidents of violence were reported from Palwal, Mewat, Bhiwani, Rohtak, and Fatehabad districts. Polling took place to elect 416 ward members of zila parishad, 1,221 ward members of panchayat samitis, 2,583 sarpanch and 26,248 posts panch in 47 blocks.
As many as 15,682 panches, 93 sarpanches and 46 members of panchayat samitis were elected unopposed, according to the state election commission office. He said counting of votes for the posts of sarpanches and panches began immediately after closing of polls and results of 152 sarpanch were declared by 8.30 pm. According to the reports received so far, the highest turnout was recorded in Panchkula at 91.7%, he said.
He said 100% turnout was recorded at Booth Number 32 of Girdan panchayat, in Pinjore blcok in Panchkula. Booth Number 33 in the same panchayat recorded 98.42% turnout, he said. Sharma added that 90% cast their votes in Yamunanagar, 88.1% in Fatehabad, 87.4% in Kaithal, 86.5% in Sirsa, and 85.1% in Ambala. Among other districts 84.1% cast their vote in Panipat, 82.4% in Rohtak, 82% in both Hisar and Jhajjar, 81.8% in Gurgaon, 81.3% in Mahendragarh, 79.7% in Jind, 79.1% in Karnal, 79% in Mewat, he said. In Kurukshetra voter turnout was 78.2%, in Faridabad 76.7%, in Sonipat 74.8%, 72.7% in Rewari, 66.3% in Bhiwani, and 63.1% in Palwal.
He added that polling would be conducted again in Punhana, in Mewat, where two EVMs were damaged. Report was received of a scuffle outside a booth in Palwal district but it was unrelated to the election, he said adding the situation would be assessed after the final reports of Returning Officers.
As many as 3,339 candidates (2,079 men, 1,260 women) contested the election to zila parishad; 4,883 (3,231 men, 1,652 women) to panchayat samiti; 11,296 (7,157 men, 4,139 women) to sarpanch; and 24,143 (14,779 men, 9,364 women) to the post of Panch, he said.
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