The first phase was held on February 9. Elections would be held to elect 20,817 ward members, the release said. Polling would begin from 6.30 AM and go on till 3.30 PM while counting of votes would begin at 4 PM.
Voting for the first phase of Gram Panchayat polls is underway in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Voters came at the polling centre in Sampathipuram area of Visakhapatnam to cast their votes.
Polling will begin from 6.30 AM and go on till 3.30 PM while counting of votes will begin at 4 PM. The polls will go on till February 21 in four phases
The Independents gained 425 seats, the Bahujan Samaj Party got 3 seats while CPI-M captured 16 seats in the elections while RLP got 57 seats, according to the state election commission website.
Around 62 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of Rajasthan panchayat elections on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh Minister for Panchayati Raj Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary has refuted speculations that the panchayat elections may be delayed due to the Covid-19 outbreak and expressed confidence that the polls would be held on time in December.
Tamil Nadu local body election results live updates: Counting of votes for 313 Panchayat seats in the Tamil Nadu local body election is underway. The election took place in two phases on December 27 and 30.
Violent clashes, accusations, and counter-accusations between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition parties -- Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Congress -- marred the electioneering weeks before the three-tier gram panchayat polls in Tripura.
As many as 11,664 candidates are contesting for sarpanch posts in 3,529 panchayats while 73,976 candidates are in the fray for 27,582 wards.
The State Election Commission (SEC) officials said that more than 1.27 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the panchayat (village council) elections.
The nine-phased panchayat elections commenced on November 17 and are scheduled to end on December 11.
The state had witnessed a polling percentage of 71.1 per cent during the fifth phase on November 29. In the fourth phase on November 27, 71.3 per cent polling was recorded.
Polling was held in Ramban, Kishtwar, Doda, Kathua, Udhampur, Rajouri and Poonch districts of the Jammu division.
According to the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shaleen Kabra, 727 polling stations have been categorized as hypersensitive -- 493 in Kashmir and 234 in Jammu.
Major regional parties - the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party - have decided not to participate in the local bodies polls.
Major regional parties -- the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party -- had decided not to participate in the local bodies polls.
A total of 2.35 lakh voters casted their votes in Jammu; while in Kashmir, the total number of electorate was 1,35,774.
While separatists have called for a boycott of the polls, militants have threatened to target anyone taking part in these elections.
The municipal and panchayat poll boycott called by the separatists has adversely impacted the south Kashmir districts of Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian.
Acting on a Calcutta High Court order, the State Election Commission extended the last day of filing nomination for the state rural election to Monday between 11 am to 3 pm.
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