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Rly union poll results on May 2
Tribune News Service

Bathinda, April 27
The fate of Northen Railway Men’s Union (NRMU) and Uttar Railway Mazdoor Union (URMU) has been packed in ballot boxes. On the final day of voting, today, the percentage of votes cast remained the maximum with officials saying about 90 per cent of the votes had been polled.

As per the information available, at the Railway Institute booth, 801 votes out of 842 were polled and at other booth in the ADEN office, 762 votes out of 830 were polled.
Secretary, Thakur Singh, thanked the railway employees and said they had voted for work and development. The result would now be declared on May 2.
A senior railway official said the polling process by and large remained peaceful as no untoward incident was reported. To avoid any wrongful activity, the presiding officer of the Ambala division, Pramod Kumar, passed orders to seal the office of the NRMU for the three days during which the votes were to be cast.