Overview
- Voters across Himachal cast ballots for 51 urban bodies on Sunday, with polling held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- The state election chief reported 72.42% turnout in municipal councils and nagar panchayats and 63.61% in the four municipal corporations, bringing the statewide figure to about 69%.
- Counting for councils and nagar panchayats began after polls closed, while EVMs for Dharamshala, Solan, Mandi and Palampur were sealed in strong rooms for a May 31 tally.
- Early council outcomes announced by the state commission included BJP-backed wins in all seven Manali wards and Congress-backed victories in Dalhousie and Nahan.
- Officials called the exercise peaceful, though a 70-year-old man died near a Chamba booth of a suspected heart attack and a brief commotion was reported after an MLA entered a booth.