Voting is underway today (Thursday) from 7 am in 1276 panchayats of Himachal Pradesh. By 11 am, 44 percent voting was recorded in Shimla district, while 43.63 percent in Hamirpur, 42.89 percent in Mandi, 43 percent in Kullu, and 41.50 percent in Kangra have exercised their voting rights. The highest voting of 49.96 percent has been recorded in the panchayats of Theog block in Shimla.
116-year-old Khadku Ram, a resident of Dashmal Panchayat in Sujanpur, Hamirpur district, also reached the polling station and cast his vote. Likewise, enthusiasm can be seen among young and elderly voters since morning. Long queues have formed outside the polling booths.
The voting process will continue until 3 PM
In the second phase in the state, 17,30,030 voters will exercise their right to vote at 7,334 polling booths. This includes 8,74,716 men and 8,55,597 women. The voting process will continue until 3 PM.
After this, the counting of votes for the positions of Sarpanch, Deputy Sarpanch, and Ward Members will be done in the respective Panchayat buildings, while the ballot boxes of BDC and Zila Parishad will be kept safe in the strong room. Their counting will take place on May 31.