63% voting recorded in Haryana civic body polls
All eyes are now on Dec 19 when the results of the five MCS and two municipal committees will be declared
pointing out that in a large number of polling stations, voting was underway till late evening.
As per the state election commission (SEC) website, Hisar recorded 62.7% polling, Karnal 61.8%, Panipat 62%, Rohtak 61.4% and Yamunanagar 65.2% till 9pm on Sunday. Voting was still underway in several polling booths in Karnal, Panipat and Yamunanagar at the time of the filing of the report. According to the election officials, polling percentage was higher in rural areas. The counting of votes will take place on December 19.
BOGUS VOTING COMPLAINT IN HISAR, Y’NAGAR
According to reports, the voting for municipal corporation polls in Rohtak concluded peacefully. The polling booths in rural areas remained abuzz with voters coming out in large numbers as compared to the urban areas. Supporters of various parties were seen making last ditch efforts to garner votes outside the polling stations. In Hisar, an independent candidate Jyoti Dalmia lodged a complaint of fake voting. Police had to use mild force to disperse the supporters of Dalmia.
Barring a complaint about problem in the EVM and accusation of a bogus voting in Shadipur village of Yamunanagar, the polling remained peaceful. A woman identified as Kusum alleged that someone had already cast her vote at the booth in Sadipur village of Yamunanagar. On her complaint, the polling officer has
POLL AGENT THRASHED
Islam Gurjar, a candidate from ward 16 of Yamunanagar MC, was booked under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly thrashing a polling agent of the Bharatiya Janata Party and stopping him from entering the polling booth.
BABARPUR MANDI VOTERS BOYCOTT POLLS
Voters boycotted the elections in two booths of ward no 26 of Babar- pur Mandi in Panipat as out of total 1,740 voters, only 11 people cast their vote as they were objecting the merger of their village panchayat into the corporation. Panipat deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer said all arrangements were made to ensure the polling at these booths and the people who wanted to cast their voted were provided all assistance.
With polling concluding peacefully, all eyes are now set on December 19 when the poll results will be out. The poll outcome of five MCS will indicate the mood of the urban voters—considered to be the core vote bank of the Bjp---ahead of the high-stake 2019 Lok Sabha and state assembly polls. In Sunday’s election, the voters elected Mayor directly for the first time. Also, it was for the first time that the NOTA (none of the above) option was used in the polls as a “fictional electoral candidate.