Andhra Pradesh High Court gives nod to conduct gram panchayat polls in state
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Last Updated: Jan 21, 2021, 02:03 PM IST
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On January 8, the SEC announced the schedule for conduct of elections to gram panchayats in four phases beginning February 5. The state government challenged the SEC s announcement and Justice M Ganga Rao of the High Court, on January 11, suspended the poll schedule.
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Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
Amaravati: In a setback to the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy administration, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday gave the green signal for the conduct of elections to gram panchayats in four phases from February 5. The Division Bench of the High Court, headed by Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami, struck down the order of a single judge delivered on January 11 suspending the election schedule announced by State Election Commissioner N Ramesh Kumar.