An average of 72.58 per cent polling was recorded in the fourth phase of Panchayat election in Keradari, Sadar, Katkamsandi, Barkagaon and Katkamdag blocks of Hazribag district on Friday. Maximum 77.89 per cent voting was registered in Keradari block and minimum 68.09 per cent polling was held in Katkamdg block.
As per the information given by the office of the district returning office the polling was held from 7 am to 3 pm in the six blocks. The maximum number of voters turned out on every booth of the blocks.
The percentage of the polling in the fourth phase in Keradari block was 77.89 per cent, in Sadar 68.65 per cent, Katkamsandi 68.09 per cent, Barkagaon 75.66 per cent and in Katkamdag 71.81 per cent voters used their voting rights on the different booths which came in the fourth phase in the district.
Hazaribag Deputy Commissioner Nancy Sahay and Superintendent of Police,Manoj Rattan Chothey visited the booths of remote areas. Both the officers instructed all the polling personnel to conduct free and fair polls in their booths.
Both the officers reached the naxal affected booths of Barkagaon and Keradari blocks. The DC has directed the presiding officers not to let the voters enter without any identity proof.
The SP also ordered all the police officers who are in election duty that those persons create any problem in polling, then FIR must be lodged immediately on them and send them to jail.