Voting for Panchayat elections is going on in Punjab from 8 am today. Meanwhile, news of firing is coming from Sohal Sain Bhagat village of Tarn Taran. Where bullets were fired outside the polling booth. There was a fight over standing in line outside the polling booth.
After which the matter escalated so much that bullets were fired, due to which a bullet hit a person standing there, who got seriously injured. At present, the police has reached the spot and is investigating.
Policeman dies during duty in village Dhilwan
At the same time, a police personnel posted at the polling booth in village Dhilwan of Samrala has suddenly died. According to the information, an IRB police personnel on duty in the Panchayat elections suddenly suffered a heart attack, due to which he died. The deceased has been identified as Lakha Singh resident of district Tarn Taran.
Counting will be done in the evening only
Let us tell you that voting will go on till 4 pm. After this, counting of votes will be done in the evening only. There are a total of 13937 panchayats in the state, in which 1.33 crore voters will exercise their franchise. Elections are being held using ballot papers and not EVM machines. This time elections are being held without any party symbol. Elections are being held using ballot papers and not EVM machines.