RANCHI: The second phase of three-tier panchayat elections will be held in the state on Thursday as the poll-bound districts dispatched teams to booths on Wednesday amid tight security.
The polls will be held in 12,648 seats across 872 panchayats in 50 blocks in 16 districts. Of this, 5,093 seats have already been won unopposed by aspiring candidates owing to lack of any opponents, stated an official communication from the state election commission (SEC).
