Palamu polled 65.43 per cent on day one of the four phase of the panchayat polling. Polling was held
at 750 booths peacefully. There was no untoward incident said sources.
Six blocks of Palamu namely Hussainabad, Harihurganj, Pipra, Untari Road, Mohammadganj and
Haidernagar went to the polls today.
Incidentally two blocks of Jharkhand Palamu's Harihurganj and Pipra polled too good. These two
blocks border with Bihar. Harihurganj polled 70.4 percent while Pipra finished with 68.86 percent.
Hussainabad block polled 67 percent while Mohammadganj and Untari Road blocks polled 60.16
and 65.84 respectively.
District election officer cum DC Palamu Shashi Ranjan said we believe our Mohammadganj block
ought to have polled more instead of getting settled with only little over 60 percent. He said there is
the issue of the migration of labourers the voters too.
Asked about how he and his administration plans to further push up this percentage of polling in the
coming three more phases DC said our men are creating awareness about the polls and we will again
further add more strength to our awareness campaign.
Caption: Palamu district election officer cum DC Shashi Ranjan pointing towards better upkeep of
the ballot box at a booth today during his whirlwind inspection of half a dozen booths.