Polling for 84 urban local bodies (ULB), including seven municipal corporations in Uttarakhand, began on Sunday morning, 18 November.
The poll results will be declared on Tuesday, 20 November.
Out of the 84 ULBs, seven are corporations, 39 municipal councils and 38 are town panchayats,the Hindustan Times reported. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and yoga guru Baba Ramdev were seen casting their votes this morning.
A total of 23.53 lakh voters – consisting of 12.20 lakh male and 11.33 lakh female voters – are expected to take part in the polling process. About 4,978 candidates across the state are contesting the elections, news agency ANI reported.
About 2,665 booths spread across 1,258 polling centres, 107 zones, and 282 sectors have been set up across the state. Other than this, provisions for 52 Strong Rooms have been made for the ballot boxes to be kept under tight scrutiny, the ANI report said.
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the polls for the 84 ULBs is important for both the BJP and the Congress – the main contenders for the seats.
The Election process in Ward 31 of Kashipur Municipal Corporation was suspended on Sunday after it was noticed that the symbols of two candidates in the ballot papers was wrongly printed. While polling in the ward continued for the mayoral candidate, re-polling for the councillor seat is likely to be done in the ward on Monday, 19 November, the Hindustan Times reported.
While Sunday’s voting process is expected to be wrapped up by 5pm, security was tightened across the state, with around 10,000 police personnel, 4,000 home guards, 2,000 PRD jawans and 25 companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) being deployed across the cities and towns, ANI said.
(With inputs from ANI and Hindustan Times)
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