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.
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.