Overview
- Polling ran from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for the first phase, with counting starting at 2:00 p.m. after police reported a largely peaceful day.
- Voters were choosing 3,834 Sarpanches and 27,628 ward members, with 12,960 and 65,455 candidates in the fray respectively and 56.19 lakh eligible voters.
- Several posts were filled unanimously before polling day, reducing the number of contests in the first phase.
- More than 50,000 police personnel and over one lakh polling staff were deployed, and the DGP said counting centres have adequate security.
- Webcasting enabled real-time monitoring at thousands of polling stations, while enforcement teams reported Rs 8.20 crore in seizures and 229 FIRs for code violations.