The third and final phase of voting for the panchayat elections went off peacefully in all blocks of the Kumaon division on Tuesday.
The voters exercised their franchise for electing gram pradhan, member of regional panchayat and member of jila panchat in Haldwani and Bhimtal blocks of Nainital district on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements. Voters could be seen reaching their respective polling booths defying scorching heat of summer.
The polling for different posts of panchayat started from 7 on Tuesday morning and continued till 5 in the evening. Similarly, the polling held for different posts of panchayat in Rudrapur and Gadarpur blocks in final phase in Udham Singh Nagar on Tuesday also passed off peacefully.
The polling for different posts of panchayat also went off peacefully in many other blocks of other districts of Kumaon including Pithoragarh, Almora and Champawat, as the officials concerned informed.
It is to note that the three tier panchayat polls were conducted in all blocks of the Kumaon division in three phases. While first round of polling was held on June 18, second and third phases polling were held on June 21 and on June24 in different blocks of the Kumaon division.