Stage set for final round of panchayat polls today

Ranchi: Polling parties were dispatched for the fourth and final phase of panchayat elections scheduled in the state on Friday.
Ranchi deputy commissioner Chhavi Ranjan and senior superintendent of police Surendra Jha held a joint briefing of all the sector magistrates and police officers at the dispatch centre in Morabadi before their departure. Necessary guidelines were given for successful and peaceful polling.
Deputy development commissioner Vishal Sagar, superintendent of police, rural, Naushad Alam, district panchayati raj officer Virendra Choubey were present during the briefing.
The fourth phase of polling will be held from 7 am to 3 pm in five blocks of Ranchi district covering Burmu, Khalari, Mandar, Chanho and Ratu.
In the last phase, 58,16,987 electors will cast their vote. The polling will be held at 15,875 booths in 1,299 village panchayats of 72 blocks in 23 districts of the state.