Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections: 11% polling so far in Jalandhar district
Nimrat Kaur
September 19th 2018 10:57 AM
Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections: 11% polling so far in Jalandhar district
There are 22 zila parishads and 150 panchayat samitis in the state. Thirty three candidates were earlier elected unopposed to various zila parishads and 369 nominees were declared elected unopposed to the panchayat samitis.
There are a total of 1,27,87,395 registered voters, comprising 60,99,053 women and 97 third-gender voters. The counting of votes will take place on September 22.
A total of 17,268 polling booths have been set up in the state and 35 observers have been appointed to ensure a peaceful election. Around 50,000 Punjab Police personnel have been deployed across the state in view of the polls.
-PTC News