UP Panchayat elections: Ballot papers were stolen from inside booth in Agra, torn ballot paper in Jhansi

The first phase of the UP Panchayat elections caused a ruckus in Agra and Jhansi districts. A vandalized two ballot boxes were Stolen from a booth at the Rehwali Polling Station Primary School in Fatehabad Tehsil, Agra. It is being told that the supporters of two parties had come face-to-face earlier for fake voting. At the same time, the ballot robbery took place. As soon as the information of the ballot robbery was received, the district officers and the SSP along with the police force reached the spot.

Tear off the ballot paper in Jhansi:

There was a huge disturbance at booth number 1, 2 made in village Kairokhar under Kakarbai police station area of ​​Jhansi district. Torn off the ballot paper kept at the polling station. Broke the chairs. Not only this, angry people pelted stones fiercely. Due to which there was chaos at the center. At the same time, voting was interrupted for several hours. After the incident, the center was converted into a camp. Voting began again in the presence of a heavy police force after about an hour. Booth numbers 1 and 2 were erected at Kairokhar village in Kakarbai. Voting took place here from dawn on Thursday. A small number of villagers exercised their franchise. Then around 11.30 am some number of people came inside the polling station. Before anyone could understand anything, they harassed the employees. He became more resentful to protest. They fiercely cut the ruckus. Tear off the ballot paper. Broke chairs laid for employees. Not only this, but he also tried to lift the ballot box. Fill them with water. In a hurry, the force stationed at the center informed the top officers. SP Rural Nepal Singh, who arrived on information, took stock of the incident along with the police force. At the same time, the Force drove out the people who were committing the nuisance.

Voting in other districts continues

According to the information received from the State Election Commission office, the polling started at seven in the morning, which will run till six in the evening. It said that voting was going on peacefully. More than three lakh 33 thousand candidates are in the fray for more than two lakh 21 thousand seats of Zilla Panchayat member, Kshetra Panchayat member, Gram Pradhan, and Gram Panchayat ward member. Ayodhya, Agra, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Bhadohi, Mahoba, Rampur, Rae Bareli, Shravasti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Saharanpur, Hardoi, and Hathras districts in the first phase of elections to be held in four phases in the state Voting is going on in In the first phase, 11442 candidates for 779 posts of Zilla Panchayat members, 81747 candidates for 19313 posts of Kshetra Panchayat members, 114142 candidates for 14789 posts of Gram Pradhan and 126613 candidates for 186583 posts of Gram Panchayat ward members are in the fray.