In five districts where the polling for the third phase of the panchayat elections was postponed and held on Sundaypassed off peacefully. In four districts the second phase of polling was also postponed due to the India South Africa one day international cricket match in Kanpur (Nagar).
The police force from the four districts was deployed in Kanpur nagar for the cricket match. The four districts are Kanpur (Nagar), Kanpur (dehat) Fatehpur and Unnao. In fifth district Agra, second and third phase of polling was rescheduled due to the traditional religious procession RsRam barat’ drawing huge crowds taken out in the city on October 10.
As per the poll schedule announced by the State Election Commission panchayat elections are to be held in four phases October 9, October 13, October 17 and October 29.
In five district the second phase of polling against the original schedule of October 13 was held on October 15 and the third phase of polling was held on October 18 against the original schedule of October 17.
The additional commissioner of the State Election Commission JP Singh said here that no incident was reported from any of the five districts went to polls on Sunday.
He said for the third phase highest 66.98 percent polling was recorded in Agra followed by Kanpur Dehat 63.27 percent, Kanpur nagar 62.09 percent, Fatehpur 61.28 percent and Unnao 50.62 percent.