Himachal Pradesh's panchayat polls to be held in three phases in January

Issuing the election schedule, State Election Commissioner Parthasarthi Mitra said that the polls to the PRI would be held on January 17, 19 and 21.

Published: 21st December 2020 05:39 PM  |   Last Updated: 21st December 2020 05:39 PM   |  A+A A-

Election Commission of India

Election Commission of India (Photo |Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

By PTI

SHIMLA: The Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) elections in Himachal Pradesh will be held in three phases in the next month, the state election commissioner said on Monday.

Issuing the election schedule, State Election Commissioner Parthasarthi Mitra said that the polls to the PRI would be held on January 17, 19 and 21.

The nomination papers maybe filed from 11 am to 3 pm from December 31 to January 2.

The scrutiny will be held on January 4 and the nominations maybe withdrawn from 10 am to 3 pm on January 6.

The counting of votes for ward members, 'up-pradhan' and 'pradhan' of gram panchayat will be conducted soon after completion of voting.

However, the counting of votes for members of the panchayat samiti and zila parishad will be conducted on January 22.

  The election process will be completed by January 23, he added.

Earlier on December 17, the state election commissioner said that municipal council and nagar panchayat elections in the state would be held on January 10.

 

Now we are on Telegram too. Follow us for updates
India Matters

Comments

Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.

The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.

Videos
Gallery