Dehradun, Jul 23 (PTI) The first phase of the three-tier panchayat polls in Uttarakhand will be held on Thursday. Polling will begin at 8 am and go on till 5 pm, state election officials here said. The second phase of polling will be held on July 28, and the counting of votes will take place on July 31.
A total of 26 lakh voters are likely to cast their votes on Thursday to decide the fate of 17,829 candidates for more than 6,000 posts of gram panchayats, kshetra panchayats and zila panchayats, the officials said.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami appealed to people to actively participate in the democratic process. PTI ALM ALM MNK MNK
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