PANCHKULA: Kalka municipal council elections held on Sunday for 31 wards and one post of president recorded 68.2% voter turnout. As per the state election commission, 59,741 votes were polled out of the total 87,617 amid tight security, with 760 police personnel on duty. The elections, held after 2010, remained peaceful.
The voting began at 7am, but people started coming after 8am. By 9am, the voter turnout recorded was 7.5% and it reached 24% by noon. At 3 pm, 52.5% voting was reported and it touched 62.7% by 5pm. At the closing time i.e. 6pm, 66.8% turnout was recorded. The entry was closed at 6pm and after everyone had cast their votes, 68.2% turnout was announced by the Haryana state election commission.
