BDC poll countermanded in Thural village

Dharamsala, January 19 Heavy polling was registered in 274 panchayats of Kangra district today. Barring an incident at Kenuara village in the Thural area, the polling was peaceful. Sources said that the village name of the candidate contesting the Block...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 01:03 PM Jan 20, 2021 IST

Dharamsala, January 19

Heavy polling was registered in 274 panchayats of Kangra district today.

Barring an incident at Kenuara village in the Thural area, the polling was peaceful. Sources said that the village name of the candidate contesting the Block Development Committee (BDC) election at Kenuara was missing from the ballot paper. The election was countermanded.

According to the district administration, 76 per cent polling was registered in 274 panchayats. Fifteen Covid patients also cast their votes after 4 pm.

Though the district administration allowed voters to go to the polling stations after thermal scanning, the latter totally ignored the Covid protocol outside the stations.

Kangra Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Prajpati said that the maximum polling of 80.50 per cent was registered in Dharamsala development block falling in the Jaisinghpur Assembly constituency. — TNS

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