Highlights
Over 5.27 lakh candidates are in the fray for more than 2.10 lakh seats across 17 districts in this round of the election
There are 10,679 candidates in the fray for 738 posts of Zila panchayat members in the final phase
A total of 55,408 candidates are contesting for 18,356 posts of kshetra panchayat members
Lucknow: The voting in the fourth and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections will be held on Thursday (April 29) amid the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
Over 5.27 lakh candidates are in the fray for more than 2.10 lakh seats across 17 districts in this round of the election. More than 2.98 crore voters will be casting their votes in the fourth and last phase of the polls which will be held from 7 am to 6 pm, officials said.
Highlights
Voting for the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections has begun at 7 AM on Monday.
More than 3.52 lakh candidates are in the fray in over 2.14 lakh seats.
It will take place across 20 districts of the state.
New Delhi: Voting for the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections has begun at 7 AM on Monday (April 26, 2021). More than 3.52 lakh candidates are in the fray in over 2.14 lakh seats across 20 districts of the state.
As per the State Election Commission (SEC), voting will be held till 6 PM in Shamli, Meerut, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Kasganj, Firozabad, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Fatehpur, Unnao, Amethi, Barabanki, Balrampur, Siddharthanagar, Deoria, Chandauli, Mirzapur and Ballia.