BJP dominates in Mandi

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Tribune News Service

Mandi, January 10

In Mandi district 64.54 per cent polling was recorded in civic body elections today. The elections were held for 4 Municipal Councils and 2 Nagar Panchayats in the district.

District Election Officer Mandi Rugved Thakur said that the elections concluded peacefully in the district. He said voter turnout was recorded was 64.54 per cent. The total turnout of female voters was 64.25 per cent, while for male voters it was 64.83 per cent.

In four MC and two Nagar Panchayat election in Mandi, 21 BJP supported candidates emerged victorious, while 14 winners belonged to the Congress. Remaining wining candidates are independent.

In one Municipal Council at Jogindernagar out of total seven wards, Congress supported candidates won in four, while in three wards BJP-supported candidates emerged winners. In Nagar Panchayat Rewalsar, out of seven wards, five were bagged by the Congress supported candidates, while BJP and an independent won one each.

In Sundernagar MC, out of 13 wards, BJP supported candidates won eight wards, while three went to the Congress-supported nominees. Two independent candidates also won.

Similarly in Karsog Nagar panchayat out of seven wards, four wards went to BJP-supported candidates. In Sarkaghat MC five wards out of seven were won by BJP supported candidates, while two winners are independent candidates

Municipal Council Sundernagar recorded as 60.56 per cent polling. In Municipal Council Jogendranagar voting was 63.60 per cent, in Municipal Council Nerchowk it was 71.07 per cent and in Municipal Council Sarkaghat polling was 71.62 per cent. Similarly, in Nagar Panchayat Rewalsar it as 77.46 per cent and Nagar Panchayat Karsog voting was 69.28 per cent.

Out of 50 wards, votes were cast in 48 wards and in two wards no candidate contested the elections. These wards are Dador under Nerchowk Municipal council and ward number 7 under Karsog Nagar Panchayat in the district.

Out of total 37,838 voters, 24,421 voters exercised their franchise to elect the candidates in these civic body elections.

As many as 18 Covid-infected persons also exercised their franchise in the election. Nine corona positive persons voted in Nagar Panchayat, Karsog, and 12 in Municipal Council, Sundernagar.