Uttarakhand: 68 percent voting took place in the first phase of Panchayat elections, second phase voting will be held in Uttarakhand on July 28

Voting for the first phase of Uttarakhand three-tier Panchayat general election-2025 has been successfully, peacefully and transparently completed on 24 July 2025. For the first phase, the voting process started at 08:00 am in the polling stations set up in the respective gram panchayats of 49 development blocks of all the districts of the state (except Haridwar district). According to preliminary estimates, a total of 68.00 percent voters exercised their franchise in the first phase, including 63.00 percent male and 73.00 percent female voters. At the same time, the voting process will be completed on July 28 under the second phase. While the counting process will start simultaneously on July 31. 17,829 candidates are in the fray in the panchayat elections in the state.