<p class="title">The polling for three ULBs – Mulki Town Panchayat, Moodbidri Town Municipal Council and Sullia Town Panchayat – was peaceful on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The overall polling percentage was 69.45%.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mulki Town Panchayat recorded 66.3% polling for 18 wards. There were 43 candidates in the fray. In the 2014 election, the Town Panchayat had registered 72% polling.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The counting of the votes will be held at the Mulki Community Hall on May 31 at 8 am. After the polling, the EVMs have reached strong room.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Interestingly, in Ward No 13, the Congress had not fielded its candidate. The EVM, therefore, did not have Congress symbol. A woman, who had come to exercise her franchise, objected that the EVM did not carry the Congress symbol, but had to exercise her franchise and leave the booth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Moodbidri Town Municipal Council registered 67.7% voting. The polling was held in 23 wards with 77 candidates in the fray. Ward No 2 registered highest polling of 77.15% while Ward No 8 registered lowest polling of 58.2%.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sullia Town Panchayat registered the highest 75.68% polling. The election was held for 20 wards, with 53 candidates in the fray.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Out of 53,153 voters in three ULBs, 36,913 exercised their franchise. A total of 17,518 men and 19,395 women cast their votes.</p>
<p class="title">The polling for three ULBs – Mulki Town Panchayat, Moodbidri Town Municipal Council and Sullia Town Panchayat – was peaceful on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The overall polling percentage was 69.45%.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mulki Town Panchayat recorded 66.3% polling for 18 wards. There were 43 candidates in the fray. In the 2014 election, the Town Panchayat had registered 72% polling.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The counting of the votes will be held at the Mulki Community Hall on May 31 at 8 am. After the polling, the EVMs have reached strong room.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Interestingly, in Ward No 13, the Congress had not fielded its candidate. The EVM, therefore, did not have Congress symbol. A woman, who had come to exercise her franchise, objected that the EVM did not carry the Congress symbol, but had to exercise her franchise and leave the booth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Moodbidri Town Municipal Council registered 67.7% voting. The polling was held in 23 wards with 77 candidates in the fray. Ward No 2 registered highest polling of 77.15% while Ward No 8 registered lowest polling of 58.2%.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sullia Town Panchayat registered the highest 75.68% polling. The election was held for 20 wards, with 53 candidates in the fray.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Out of 53,153 voters in three ULBs, 36,913 exercised their franchise. A total of 17,518 men and 19,395 women cast their votes.</p>