Polling for 13,080 panchayats today
Wednesday, 03/07/2013
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Chandigarh : All is set for electing 13,080 panchayats tomorrow. As many as 1.27 crore voters will elect 81,412 panches in 13,000 villages. The polling will begin at 8 am and conclude at 4 pm.
Counting will be at the booths and results announced thereafter. This has been made clear by the State Election Commission in its response to a representation by the Congress leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and MLA Parminder Singh Pinki.
State Election Commissioner Shivinder Singh Brar said a communication had been sent to all districts, asking presiding officers to hand over a copy of the result to the elected candidates. It will be for the first time that the panches will be elected on the basis of wards.
The government has set up 13,172 polling stations. However, polling will be held in 18,254 booths. As many as 1,634 polling stations have been identified as hyper sensitive and 4,174 as sensitive.
A total of 1,94,160 firearms have been deposited with police stations across the state. As many as 50,309 police personnel have been put on duty.
Grassroots democracy
- 1.27 crore voters to elect 81,412 panches in 13,080 villages
- Polling to begin at 8 am and end at 4 pm
- For the first time panches will be elected on the basis of wards
- 13,172 polling stations, 18,254 booths set up
- 1,634 polling stations identified as hyper sensitive, 4,174 as sensitive
- 50,309 police personnel been put on poll duty
PPSC exam on schedule
The PPSC (Public Administration) exam will be held as per schedule tomorrow, a senior functionary said.
Commercial establishments shut
The Punjab Government has declared a paid holiday in all shops and commercial establishments in the state under sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958, to enable workmen to exercise franchise.
