Panchayat polls on in Jharkhand

By IANS,

Ranchi : The fourth phase of panchayat election in Jharkhand was under way Monday amid tight security as most polling booths are located in Maoist areas.


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The polling will end at 3 p.m, an official told IANS.

Polling is taking place in 542 panchayats spread over 36 blocks of 12 districts. A total of 22,886 candidates are in the fray and more than 13 lakh voters are eligible to vote.

The five-phase panchayat elections began Nov 27.

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