The elections to various urban local bodies in Mandi district concluded peacefully on Sunday with people casting their vote enthusiastically in various Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats. An overall 73.69 per cent polling, which continued till 3 pm, was recorded in the district. According to election officials, the voter participation increased steadily throughout the day in all urban local bodies of the district.
The polling started at 7 am and till 9 am, the voter turnout in the Jogindernagar Municipal Council was 17.10 per cent, Nerchowk Municipal Council (18.66 per cent), Sarkaghat Municipal Council (18.88 per cent), Sundernagar Municipal Council (15.40 per cent), Karsog Nagar Panchayat (22.81 per cent) and Rewalsar Nagar Panchayat (17.12 per cent).
As polling concluded in the afternoon, the final voter turnout in the Jogindernagar Municipal Council was 72.48 per cent, Nerchowk Municipal Council 80.84 , Sarkaghat Municipal Council 72.02 per cent, Sundernagar Municipal Council 70.28 per cent, Karsog Nagar Panchayat (74.83 per cent) and Rewalsar Nagar Panchayat 77.03 .