Around 67 per cent voters exercised their franchise for city council election in Garhwa, while 68 percent voters exercised their franchise in Nagar Panchayat Untari.
The polling in both places passed off peacefully. The total number of voters is 5,07,627, including 2,37,374 female voters.
114 EVMs were used at 38 polling booths in Garhwa City Council while 75 EVMs were used in Nagar Panchayat Nagar Untari and over 1,000 cops were deployed for smooth conduct of polling process.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Neha Arora has sought explanation to micro observer Manoj Kumar Pathak who was found absent from movable booth in ward no.3.
DC and Superintendent of Police M Arshi on Monday inspected various booths during the Municipal Elections. During this, they gave necessary direction to the presiding officer and voting personnel.
During the inspection of a moving booth located in Ward mo. 3, a micro observer Manoj Kumar Pathak was found to be absent from Duty at the polling booth. The Deputy Commissioner expressed displeasure over this.
When the information was taken from the mobile, the micro observer said that he had gone home to eat breakfast and medicine. They were instructed to come to the booth as soon as possible.
The Deputy Commissioner instructed arranging drinking water and soft drink to the voters standing in the sun lined up inside the tent, outside the tents at the polling booth.