In the first phase of Panchayat election a total of 68 per cent voters of Kisko and Peshrar block cast their votes under strict vigil of police securities. In Kisko block a total of 24667 voters out of 33962 used their votes. Those included 12559 male and 12108 female voters. Here the percentage of votes was 72.63. The largest numbers of votes were noted at upgraded Urdu govt middle school Charhu that was 93.23 per cent whereas the lowest was at govt primary school Salaiya that was 52.5 per cent.
In Peshrar block the total voters were 17326. Out of these 10844 voters cast the votes. The percentage of vote remained 62.59per cent. The largest number of votes was noted at polling centre upgraded middle school Siram Toli that was 83.7 per cent. The lowest number of votes was of govt middle school Duggu that was 7.46per cent. In most naxal hit areas of Kisko the percentage of votes was 11per cent till 9 o’clock and in Peshrar it was 6per cent. At 11 o’clock the votes reached to 11.5per cent at Peshrar and 34per cent at Kisko. likewise it reached to 30per cent at Peshrar and 42per cent at Kisko till 1o’clock. At last it reached to 72.63per cent at Kisko and 62.59per cent at Peshrar till 3 o’clock on in lasting of poll.
Notably at Kisko and Peshrar 333 candidates are in battlefield for a total of 203 posts. A total of 35511 voters cast their votes. In Kisko a total of 109 and in Peshrar 62 polling centers were set up. The counting of the first phased election would be on 6th Dec. regarding the lection duty the security personnel were keeping strict vigil at hilly and naxal hit areas of Peshrar and Kisko block. The people were seemed enthusiastic since start of the election at 7 in the morning.
DC Manjunath Bhajantri and SP Kartik S felt comfort on conduct of the poll peacefully. It was told that to bring back the polling employees well and good is the duty of administration. Till filing the report no untoward even was noticed.