79% voting in Haryana panchayat polls

Nearly 80 per cent polling was recorded in the second-phase panchayat elections in nine districts of Haryana on Saturday. The polling was held for the post of 2,683 sarpanches and 25,655 panches in 57 blocks of Ambala, Charkhi Dadri, Gurugram, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa and Sonipat districts. In Karnal, there was a report of two rival groups clashing at Fatehgarh village in Nissing block and three persons sustained injuries in the incident. Police reached the spot and brought the situation under control. In Ambala, there was a scuffle between two groups in village Jansua after one of the groups objected to casting of vote by a person. One person sustained injuries in the scuffle and he was admitted to the civil hospital in Ambala City. Police said they were investigating the matter. In Rohtak, there was a report of a brawl between two warring groups in Gharauthi village. There was another report of a scuffle between two groups at Kasauli village in Rewari district. There were 48,67,132 eligible voters in the second-phase polling, the officials said.