Voting underway in final phase of U.P. panchayat polls
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Over 5.27 lakh candidates are in the fray for greater than 2.10 lakh seats in 17 districts in this spherical of the election.
Voting is underway in the fourth and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on Thursday amid an unprecedented coronavirus surge in the state.
Over 5.27 lakh candidates are in the fray for greater than 2.10 lakh seats in 17 districts in this spherical of the election.
“The polling started in the fourth phase at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. It is going on peacefully,” a State Election Commission official mentioned.
Over 2.98 crore persons are eligible to forged their votes in this phase.
Uttar Pradesh is among the many 10 worst-hit states in phrases coronavirus deaths and instances. The state had Wednesday recorded its highest single-day rise in Covid-19 dying toll with 266 individuals succumbing to the illness, whereas 29,824 new instances had been reported, pushing the tally to 11,82,848. The total Covid-19 dying toll in the state now stands at 11,943. The polling is scheduled in the districts of Ambedkar Nagar, Aligarh, Kushinagar, Kaushambi, Ghazipur, Farrukhabad, Bulandshahr, Basti, Bahraich, Banda, Mau, Mathura, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Sitapur, Sonbhadra and Hapur.
According to the ballot physique, there are 10,679 candidates in the fray for 738 posts of zila panchayat members in the final phase. A complete of 55,408 candidates are contesting for 18,356 posts of kshetra panchayat members.
While 1,14,400 candidates are in the fray for posts of gram panchayat members, 3,47,436 contestants are combating for 1,77,648 posts in gram panchayat wards, it mentioned.
The candidates will contest on ‘free symbols’ given by the State Election Commission.
In the primary phase of the polls held on April 15, a median polling proportion of 71 was recorded. The second phase of the polls on April 19 additionally noticed over 71 per cent turnout.
In the third phase of the polls held on April 26, polling proportion of 73.5 was recorded, State Election Commission officers had mentioned.
In view of the coronavirus state of affairs, the SEC had final month introduced that no more than 5 individuals could be allowed to accompany a candidate throughout door-to-door campaigning for the panchayat elections.
The Allahabad High Court had requested the Uttar Pradesh authorities to conclude the panchayat election course of by May 25. The counting of votes will happen on May 2.
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