UP panchayat polls: Kin of several political leaders taste defeat in Ballia
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Last Updated: May 03, 2021, 03:03 PM IST
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In a statement on Sunday, the State Election Commission (SEC) said over 1.12 lakh people have emerged victorious for the post of members of village panchayats, 16,510 have won the post of pradhan of village panchayat, while 35,812 candidates have claimed victory on the post of members of kshetra
Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly and senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Govind Chowdhury s son, Ranjit Chowdhury, lost the election for the seat of a district panchayat member here, officials said.
Kin of several other political leaders too tasted defeat in the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh. Over three lakh candidates were declared elected unopposed by the state poll body, shortly before the counting began on Sunday.
1 Injured In Firing During UP Panchayat Poll Counting: Police 1 Injured In Firing During UP Panchayat Poll Counting: Police According to police, supporters of Dinesh Mishra, a village head candidate, opened fire after he lost polls to Vishnu Tiwari alias Sonu.
Counting of votes for panchayat elections in Lucknow.
Pratapgarh:
One person received injuries in a firing incident in a village in Uttar Pradesh s Pratapgarh when counting was underway for panchayat elections in the state, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred in Gauspur village in Aaspur Devsara area on Tuesday night, they said.
According to police, supporters of Dinesh Mishra, a village head candidate, opened fire after he lost polls to Vishnu Tiwari alias Sonu.
Results for over 3.27 lakh panchayat posts have been declared
As counting of ballot papers continues, the results for over 2.23 lakh posts are yet to be out
Nearly 13 lakh candidates took part in the panchayat elections held on April 15, 19, 26 and 29
Lucknow: Results for over 3.27 lakh panchayat posts out of the nearly six lakh for which polling took place across the state have been declared, officials said Monday (May 3).
In addition, over 3.19 lakh candidates were declared elected unopposed, before the counting began Sunday at 826 centres began on Sunday.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party have claimed major wins in the elections which were held in four phases last month, amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
UPDATED: May 1, 2021 12:30 IST
The Supreme Court pulled up the UP State Election Commission ahead of the counting of votes for the panchayat elections. (PTI)
There will be no delay in the counting of Uttar Pradesh panchayat election results as the Supreme Court on Saturday accepted the assurances of the government and state election commission.
During the hearing on Saturday, the Supreme Court pulled up the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission ahead of the counting of votes for the
panchayat elections in the state and said heavens will not fall if the counting is deferred considering the ongoing Covid crisis.
However, the court accepted the UP government s assurances that rules will be changed to make Covid test mandatory for all candidates and officials at the counting centres.
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UP panchayat polls: Supreme Court allows counting of votes after EC assures of COVID-19 protocols
The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to stay the counting of votes for panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for Sunday. In a special urgent hearing on a court holiday, a bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Hrishikesh Roy passed the order after taking note of several notifications and assurances of the UP State Election Commission that COVID-19 protocols will be followed at the 829 counting centres in the state.
The apex court directed that there will be a strict curfew in the entire state during the counting of votes till Tuesday morning and no victory rallies will be permitted.