UP Gram Panchayat Elections 2021: Voting underway for vacant posts, result on June 14; all you need to know

Voting is underway in Muzaffarnagar for 83 posts of Gram Panchayat member two pradhan posts. (Consultant picture)

UP Gram Panchayat Election 2021 Voting Date, Full Schedule, Election Consequence: In Uttar Pradesh, voting is underway for Gram Panchayat bypolls. The by-polls are being held for vacant posts of Gram Pradhan, Gram Panchayat Members, Kshetra Panchayat Members and District Panchayat Members. A complete of 8321 polling cubicles have been arrange. Voting has began at 7 am and can proceed until 6 pm.

By-elections are being held for 158 seats in Lucknow. In Ghaziabad, there are 2141 seats of Gram Panchayat members. Of those, no nominations have been filed for 1046 seats through the three-tier elections. As a result of no elected candidates, the swearing-in ceremony of 96 village heads of the district has not been accomplished but. Equally, 82 candidates are within the fray for 39 Gram Panchayat member posts within the Bhojpur block. Voting is underway in Muzaffarnagar for 83 posts of Gram Panchayat member two pradhan posts. In Agra, 43,957 voters are exercising their franchise for 160 posts. Of 54 gram panchayats, a complete of 156 Gram Panchayat members, three pradhans and one kshetra panchayat member shall be elected right here. Voting is occurring for 161 vacant posts in Ayodhya. It contains 3 Gram Pradhan posts, 8 BDCs and 154 Panchayat members. Voting is being held throughout the state for vacant posts.

In response to reviews, there are a complete of 1540 gram panchayats within the state with 19,820 posts of Gram Panchayat members. Nevertheless, within the current elections, solely 10,252 posts have been stuffed as no nominations have been filed for the remaining posts. Additionally, three village heads handed away after the election. Due to this fact, the Election Fee has issued a notification to fill these posts.

After finishing the relying on 02.05.2021 for the lately held Gram Panchayat Elections, many posts remained vacant both attributable to no nomination or as a result of loss of life of the candidate or attributable to another causes on account of which elections weren’t held. The State Election Fee had ordered holding polls on June 12, i.e. immediately.

The date of submitting of nomination was sixth June whereas withdrawal of candidature was allowed until seventh June. The counting of votes will happen on June 14. Whereas these elected have already assumed their posts, the elections are being held for 3 vacant posts of Village head (Pradhan) and 9568 posts of Panchayat members.

The voting is being held retaining in thoughts COVID-19 pointers.