110-year-old woman casts vote in Punjab Panchayat elections
110-year-old woman casts vote in Punjab Panchayat elections
As voting for the first phase of the Punjab Panchayat elections is underway, a 110-year-old woman, Puro Devi cast her vote at a polling station in Gurdaspur district. The 110 year old woman was helped by her son and daughter in law to exercise her franchise.
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The polling remained peaceful in the initial four hours with no reports of violence received.According to a official, the polling is likely to pick up as the day advances.
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The voting began at 8 am and will conclude at 4 PM on Sunday. A total number of 17,268 polling booths has been set up across the state.The results of the Punjab Panchayat elections will be announces in the evening.
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Around 8000 candidates are contesting for the post of sarpanchas and panches in the state.
