CHANDIGARH, JAN 9
Haryana State Election Commission has completed all arrangements for ensuring peaceful, free and fair poll for the first phase of 5th Panchayat General Elections for Panchayati Raj Institutions to be held on January 10, 2016.
While stating this here today, the State Election Commissioner, Haryana, Mr. Rajeev Sharma said that elections are being held in 47 blocks in which 8,981 polling stations have been set up where 46,59,922 voters would cast vote.
He said that the polling would be held between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Those who would be in queue or in the premises of polling booth up to 4:00 p.m. would be given identity slip to cast their vote. Immediately after that, counting would begin for Sarpanch and Panch and results would be declared soon after counting is completed.
He said that in the first phase, 3,339 candidates are contesting elections for 416 wards of Zila Parishads, 4,883 candidates for 1,221 wards of Panchayat Samitis, 11,296 for 2,583 posts of Sarpanches and 24,143 for 26,248 posts of Panches. These include 2,079 men and 1,260 women candidates contesting elections for Zila Parishad, 3,231 men and 1,652 women contesting elections for Panchayat Samitis, 7,157 men and 4,139 women contesting elections for Sarpanches and 14,779 men and 9,364 women contesting elections for Panches.
Mr. Sharma said that arrangements for uninterrupted power supply and adequate drinking water have been made available at the polling stations.
He said that for the first time e-Dashboard has been developed for monitoring the entire election process which would enable the Commission to get all information pertaining to elections from every district.
He said that so far 19,269 nominations have been received for the third phase of elections including 2,220 for Panchayat Samiti, 6,280 for post of Sarpanch and 10,769 for post of Panch.
Mr. Sharma said that 1,471 men and 749 women have filed nominations for Panchayat Samiti. Similarly, 3,909 men and 2,371 women have filed nominations for the post of Sarpanch and 6,889 men and 3,880 women have filed nominations for the post of Panch. He said that today was the last day for filing nominations for third phase of elections.
He said that elections would be held for 23,095 seats in the second phase. He said that elections would be held for 972 wards out of 999 wards of Panchayat Samiti, 1,929 posts out of 1,970 posts of Sarpanch and 12,527 posts out of 20,126 posts of Panches. He said that a total of 50,172 nominations including 30,390 of men and 19782 of women have been received in the second phase. He said that 47,429 nominations have been found valid, 2,743 nominations have been cancelled and 4,960 candidates have withdrawn their candidature.
Mr. Sharma said that 7,289 candidates have been elected unanimously for the second phase. So far 35,180 candidates are in fray including 21,492 men and 13,688 women candidates.
----balbirsingh227@gmail.com
Haryana State Election Commission has completed all arrangements for ensuring peaceful, free and fair poll for the first phase of 5th Panchayat General Elections for Panchayati Raj Institutions to be held on January 10, 2016.
While stating this here today, the State Election Commissioner, Haryana, Mr. Rajeev Sharma said that elections are being held in 47 blocks in which 8,981 polling stations have been set up where 46,59,922 voters would cast vote.
He said that the polling would be held between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Those who would be in queue or in the premises of polling booth up to 4:00 p.m. would be given identity slip to cast their vote. Immediately after that, counting would begin for Sarpanch and Panch and results would be declared soon after counting is completed.
He said that in the first phase, 3,339 candidates are contesting elections for 416 wards of Zila Parishads, 4,883 candidates for 1,221 wards of Panchayat Samitis, 11,296 for 2,583 posts of Sarpanches and 24,143 for 26,248 posts of Panches. These include 2,079 men and 1,260 women candidates contesting elections for Zila Parishad, 3,231 men and 1,652 women contesting elections for Panchayat Samitis, 7,157 men and 4,139 women contesting elections for Sarpanches and 14,779 men and 9,364 women contesting elections for Panches.
Mr. Sharma said that arrangements for uninterrupted power supply and adequate drinking water have been made available at the polling stations.
He said that for the first time e-Dashboard has been developed for monitoring the entire election process which would enable the Commission to get all information pertaining to elections from every district.
He said that so far 19,269 nominations have been received for the third phase of elections including 2,220 for Panchayat Samiti, 6,280 for post of Sarpanch and 10,769 for post of Panch.
Mr. Sharma said that 1,471 men and 749 women have filed nominations for Panchayat Samiti. Similarly, 3,909 men and 2,371 women have filed nominations for the post of Sarpanch and 6,889 men and 3,880 women have filed nominations for the post of Panch. He said that today was the last day for filing nominations for third phase of elections.
He said that elections would be held for 23,095 seats in the second phase. He said that elections would be held for 972 wards out of 999 wards of Panchayat Samiti, 1,929 posts out of 1,970 posts of Sarpanch and 12,527 posts out of 20,126 posts of Panches. He said that a total of 50,172 nominations including 30,390 of men and 19782 of women have been received in the second phase. He said that 47,429 nominations have been found valid, 2,743 nominations have been cancelled and 4,960 candidates have withdrawn their candidature.
Mr. Sharma said that 7,289 candidates have been elected unanimously for the second phase. So far 35,180 candidates are in fray including 21,492 men and 13,688 women candidates.
----balbirsingh227@gmail.com
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