Panchkula, May 12 -- Rural areas witnessed significantly higher voter participation than urban sectors in the Panchkula municipal corporation elections, with village-dominated wards recording the highest turnout percentages.

A total of 2,07,444 voters were eligible to vote, out of which 1,10,743 votes were polled, taking the overall voting percentage to 53%.

Ward 20, comprising Khatauli, Jalauli, Nangal, Alipur, Toka, Sukhdarshanpur, Khangesara, Kot and Billa villages, recorded the highest turnout of 81.96%.

Similarly, Ward 19, covering Ramgarh, Billa, Jaswantgarh, Dabkouri and Mankaya villages, witnessed the second-highest turnout of 68.99%.

Worst performers

In contrast, urban sector-based wards witnessed comparatively lower polling...