Over 50% turnout in Guj district and panchayat taluka polls

Over 50 per cent voter turnout was recorded today for the election of representatives to two district panchayats and 17 taluka panchayats in three districts of Gujarat, officials said.
The polling was held for Banaskantha and Kheda district panchayats and 17 taluka panchayats of Banaskantha, Kheda and Gandhinagar districts.
Counting of votes will be taken up on February 23.
While the average percentage of voting remained 53.10 per cent for the two district panchayats, the voter turnout for 17 taluka panchayats was 59.49 per cent, the Gujarat State Election Commission (GSEC) said in a release.
The final voting percentage may slightly vary as the tabulation of voting data is still on.

Addressing a press conference at Gandhinagar, State Election Commissioner Varesh Sinha said polling was held peacefully.
He said re-polling has been ordered on two seats due to some technical problems in the EVM machines.
"We have cancelled the poll on Khandhor-Umbari seat of Banaskantha district panchayat and Hadaad seat of Danta taluka panchayat of that district. Re-polling will be held tomorrow. Counting of votes will be done on February 23," said Sinha.