Arunachal: Panchayat & Municipal elections underway, 4.89 lakh voters to cast votes

ITANAGAR: Voting for the simultaneous Panchayat and Municipal elections in Arunachal Pradesh began today morning after a proper security check. The polling started at around 7 in the morning till 4pm.

A total of 4.89 lakh voters will cast their votes at 1,472 polling stations in the panchayat and two urban body elections in Arunachal on Tuesday.

Elections will not be held in Dibang Valley district as all the segments in both the zilla parishad and the gram panchayat have been won by the ruling party unopposed, State Election Commissioner Hage Kojeen informed on Monday.

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East Siang is the only district where elections will be held at all the polling stations, he said.

As many as 258 polling stations have been identified as hypersensitive and 536 as sensitive, Inspector General of Police Chukhu Apa said.

The state has 25 zilla parishads with 241 constituencies, and 2,215 gram panchayats with 8,436 constituencies.

Vijaynagar recently witnessed violent protests over the voting rights of former Assam Rifles personnel.

As many as 110 gram panchayat segments in the state have fallen vacant due to various reasons. The SEC will take a final call on conducting by-elections in those segments after the current electoral process is over, the official said.

The state administration has declared a holiday on Tuesday. All government and semi-government offices, banks and commercial establishments, besides educational institutions and markets will remain closed.

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