Dehradun, July 31 -- Counting of votes for the panchayat elections in Uttarakhand is underway counting of votes has started in all the development blocks of the state.

69.16 per cent of voting has taken place in both phases of the Panchayat elections. 32,580 candidates are in the fray for the three-tier Panchayat elections.

The first phase of voting took place on July 24, and the second phase on July 28.

As per an earlier notification by the State Election Commission in Uttarakhand, panchayat elections are being conducted in 12 districts of the state, except for Haridwar.

On July 24, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, along with his mother Bishna Devi, cast his vote for the three-tier Panchayat elections at booth number three of a school in Nagl...