As many as 29,347 candidates have filed up their nomination papers for the second part of panchayat elections in 50 blocks beneath 16 districts of Jharkhand, State Election Commission officers stated on Friday. A complete of 872 panchayats will go to the polls within the second part on May 19 and counting will happen on May 22.
According to a State Election Commission report, a complete of 758 nominations have been obtained for Zilla Parishad members, 4,024 would contest for panchayat samiti members, 5,965 candidates will vie for mukhiyas posts and 18,600 nominations for panchayat members.
As many as 1,127 panchayats will go to polls within the first part of polls on May 14 and counting will happen on May 17. The nomination for the primary spherical of Panchayat polls concluded on April 23 with a complete 39,513 candidates submitting nominations.
The second spherical can be held to elect 103 Zilla parishad members, 1,059 panchayat samiti members, 872 mukhiyas and 10,614 panchayat members, officers stated.
The nomination for the second spherical began on April 20 and it concluded on April 27. The final date of withdrawal of identify is May 2.
Meanwhile, a complete of two,279 nominations have been obtained for the third part of polls until April 27. The nomination for the third part will conclude on May 2, whereas the final date of identify withdrawal is May 7.
As many as 1,047 panchayats will go to polls within the third part on May 24 and counting will happen on May 31. The third spherical can be held to elect 128 Zilla Parishad members, 1,290 panchayat samiti members, 1,047 mukhiyas and 12,911 panchayat members, officers stated.
The three-tier panchayat elections in Jharkhand are being held in 4 phases between May 14 and May 29 to elect 4345 mukhiyas, 5341 panchayat samiti members, 536 zilla parishad members, and 53,479 gram panchayat members.
Elections are being held throughout 264 blocks on May 14, May 19, May 24 and May 29. Counting of votes for the primary and second part of polls could be performed on May 17 and 22 respectively, whereas outcomes for the third and fourth part could be introduced collectively on May 31.
As per the closing date of January 1, 2022, a complete of 1.96 crore voters will train their franchise, out of which 95,45,702 are girls and 81 are transgenders. Voting could be held by means of poll papers throughout 53,480 polling cubicles, officers stated.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”