Dhanbad, Feb. 24 -- Municipal elections in Dhanbad and Bokaro on Monday witnessed enthusiastic voter participation, with authorities terming the overall process peaceful despite sporadic clashes at a few polling stations.

In Dhanbad, polling for the municipal corporation and Chirkunda nagar parishad recorded steady turnout throughout the day. According to district officials, 46.98 per cent voting was recorded in Dhanbad and 61.40 per cent in Chirkunda till 5 pm. Over 4.22 lakh voters cast their ballots in Dhanbad, while 22,704 voters exercised their franchise in Chirkunda by evening.

Though the voting process was largely smooth across 1,019 polling stations, minor confrontations were reported at select booths. In Ward 27, covering booth...