Shimla, May 18 (PTI) Police have booked eight people after two ballot papers for the upcoming panchayat elections went missing in Himachal Pradesh's Solan on Monday.
Ballot papers were being prepared in the Kunihar area of Solan district. During a check, two of them were missing. Following which the FIR was registered, Solan Superintendent of police Tirumalaraju SD Varma told PTI.
The elections to 3,754 gram panchayats in Himachal Pradesh will be held in three phases on May 26, 28 and 30. Elections will be held for 31,182 posts, including 21,654 gram panchayat members, 3,754 pradhans and 3,754 Up Pradhans, 1,679 Panchayat Samiti members and 251 Zila Parishad members.
The results of Gram Panchayats, Pradhan and Up Pradhan would be announced the same day, while those of panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad members would be announced on May 31.
More than 50,79,048 voters, including over 25,11,249 female, 25,67,770 male and 29 other gender would exercise their franchise. Out of the total voters, 52,350 are first-time voters.