Amid tight security arrangements the two blocks of the East Singhbhum district Jamshedpur and Potka registered 70 per cent polling in the last phase of panchayat election.
Potka registered 77.8 per cent while Jamshedpur saw 65.5 per cent voting.
The East Singhbhum district administration had beefed up security to hold peaceful conduct of the last phase of panchayat election adequate paramilitary forces were deployed at the rebel-hit areas in Potka.
About 4,000 polling officials were involved in the process while 2,000 security forces were deployed at strategic areas. Since early several thousand voters thronged the rural polling stations during the panchayat polls.
Before 2010 the last panchayat polls were held in 1979 when Jharkhand was part of Bihar. After the formation of the state in 2000, the polls were delayed due to a legal battle over reservation to tribal people in scheduled areas.
latter in the evening addressing the media, deputy commissioner Amitabh Kaushal said that the polling process was peaceful and he thanked voters for actively participating in the franchise.