ఈ ఎన్నికలు కేవలం రాజకీయాలకే పరిమితం కావు. స్థానిక పాలన, గ్రామాల అభివృద్ధి, పట్టణాల పరిపాలనపై కూడా వీటి ప్రభావం ఉంటుంది.

పూర్తి కథనం:

Voting for urban local body elections in Himachal Pradesh concluded peacefully with an impressive 72.42% turnout in municipal councils and nagar panchayats, while four municipal corporations recorded 63.61% voting. State Election Commissioner Anil Khachi confirmed smooth polling across 51 urban bodies including Dharamshala, Solan, Mandi, and Palampur.

A total of 1,147 candidates contested for 449 seats across the state. Counting for municipal councils and nagar panchayats has already begun, while results for the four municipal corporations will be declared on May 31.

The elections also witnessed isolated incidents — a 70-year-old voter in Chamba reportedly died of a heart attack while heading to vote, and minor commotion briefly erupted at a polling booth in Una involving BJP MLA Satpal Singh Satti.

Despite these incidents, the high voter turnout is being viewed as a strong sign of democratic participation in the hill state.

A PIL in High Court demands timely elections for 13,325 panchayats and 123 urban local bodies. BC census issue becomes central to the debate.