Kohima: The counting of votes for the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) election in three municipalities and 21 town councils is underway in 10 districts of Nagaland. The process began on Saturday morning at 8 AM across 16 counting centres.
In Kohima, counting is taking place at the Deputy Commissioner’s office, where supporters of various political parties have gathered in large numbers as the results are being announced through the public announcement system.
Nagaland went to the polls on June 26, with 523 candidates contesting the ULB elections. Among these candidates, 325 are male, and 198 are female.
On Friday, re-polling was conducted peacefully in P/S 4 of Ward No. 20 under Dimapur Municipal Council, without any untoward incidents.
The polling recorded a voter turnout of 76.33%. The overall voter turnout percentage for all municipalities and town councils, after the re-poll, stands at 81.98%.