Nahan, May 28 -- A major administrative lapse during the election process in Banaha Dhini Panchayat in the Pachhad subdivision of Sirmaur district led to chaos late last night.
Due to alleged negligence by the polling party, the Pradhan and Up-Pradhan ballot boxes were interchanged with those for the Zila Parishad and BDC, leading to confusion over the Panchayat election results.
When candidates and their supporters, who had been awaiting the results since Tuesday evening, received no official announcement until late at night, anger grew among the people. The wait, which began around 7 pm, did not end until 10 pm. Supporters then questioned officials about the delay in results. At this time, polling staff admitted that the Pradhan and Up-...