Polling for the panchayat elections in five districts passed off peacefully on Thursday. Polling was held in Kanpur nagar, Kanpur dehat, Fatehpur, Unnao and Agra. The State Election Commission said no untoward incident was reported from any of the five districts. Repoll ordered by the poll panel in 24 polling booths of Etah district was also peaceful.
Polling in first four districts was scheduled to be held on October 13 in second phase of polling. The polling was deferred due to India South Africa one day international cricket match at Kanpur, nagar on October 11. The police force of Kanpur and neighbouring districts Kanpur dehat, Fatehpur and Unnao was deployed for the cricket match so the polling was deferred for October 15.
Polling in Agra was also scheduled to be held in first phase of polling on October 9. It had to be deferred due to annual local event of Ram barat in the city where several lakh people participate. The State election commission sources said maximum polling of 66.9 percent was recorded in Agra followed by 64.63 percent in Kanpur nagar, 62.96 percent in Fatehpur, 62.09 percent in Kanpur dehat and 61.55 percent in Unnao.