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K'taka contemplates to postpone Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat polls


K taka contemplates to postpone Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat polls
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Mysuru: People queue-up outside a polling booth to cast their votes during local body polls in Karnataka s Mysuru, on Aug 31, 2018. . Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, April 19 : Amid the pandemic s rising second wave, Karnataka is contemplating postponing elections the to zilla panchayats (ZPs) and taluk panchayats (TPs).
Rural development and panchayat raj minister, K.S. Eshwarappa, told reporters on Monday that he strongly feels that there is a consensus among everyone including the department officials on postponing the polls to ZPs and TPs owing to a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases. ....

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COVID-19: Karnataka plans to postpone ZP/TP polls


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Following surge in COVID-19 cases, the Karnataka government is mulling postponing elections to zilla panchayats (ZPs) and taluk panchayats (TPs).
The issue will be discussed by the State Cabinet and the decision would be conveyed to the Karnataka State Election Commission, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa told presspersons here on Monday.
The last such elections were held to 30 ZPs and 175 TPs in 2016. The government had postponed elections to gram panchayats for 5-6 months last year following the pandemic.
The Minister said there was general consensus among the department officials on postponing polls to ZPs and TPs owing to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. More than 3.5 crore people will have to participate in these elections. Administrators would be appointed to ZPs and TPs till the elections, Mr. Eshwarappa said. ....

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