The statesman 28.04.2013
70 per cent polling in U’khand polls
DEHRADUN, 28 APRIL: About 70 per cent voters exercised their franchise in Uttarakhand civic body elections which were held peacefully today.
Till the conclusion of polling at 5 p.m, 70 per cent people had cast their votes, State Election Commissioner Harish Chandra Joshi said.
No untoward incident was reported anywhere, he said. Long queues of voters were seen outside polling booths throughout the state, including Dehradun, Haridwar, Pithoragarh, Almora and Uttarkashi during the polls which will decide the fate of 37,523 candidates, he said.
Polling has been held to six municipal corporations in Dehradun, Haridwar, Roorkee, Haldwani, Kashipur and Udham Singh Nagar besides 28 municipal boards and 38 nagar panchayats throughout the state. The counting is slated for 30 April.
