Rural areas witnessed significantly higher voter participation than urban sectors in the Panchkula municipal corporation elections, with village-dominated wards recording the highest turnout percentages.
A total of 2,07,444 voters were eligible to vote, out of which 1,10,743 votes were polled, taking the overall voting percentage to 53%.
Ward 20, comprising Khatauli, Jalauli, Nangal, Alipur, Toka, Sukhdarshanpur, Khangesara, Kot and Billa villages, recorded the highest turnout of 81.96%.
Similarly, Ward 19, covering Ramgarh, Billa, Jaswantgarh, Dabkouri and Mankaya villages, witnessed the second-highest turnout of 68.99%.
Worst performers
In contrast, urban sector-based wards witnessed comparatively lower polling. Ward 3, comprising Sector 7 and Sector 8, recorded the lowest turnout of 41.67%. Likewise, Ward 2, which includes Mansa Devi Complex Sector 2, Sector 6 and Majri village, recorded only 42.80% polling with 4,751 votes.
