Voting has started for the Panchayat elections in Punjab. 10 percent voting has taken place till 10 am. Voting will continue from 8 am to 4 pm today. After which counting will take place in the evening. This time elections are being conducted without any party symbol. Elections are being conducted with ballot papers and not EVM machines.
Let us tell you that there are a total of 13,937 panchayats in the state, in which 1.33 crore voters will exercise their franchise. At the same time, yesterday the Punjab and Haryana High Court lifted the ban imposed on more than 275 Gram Panchayats.
Panchayat election of Dalli village of Jagraon has been canceled
Panchayat election of Dalli village of Jagraon has been canceled. These orders have been given by Ludhiana DC and District Administration. Let us tell you that the nomination papers of some Sarpanch candidates were rejected, who had complained to the administration in this regard.
Election symbols of 2 Sarpanch candidates printed on ballot
A big negligence of the administration has come to light in Bhamiyan Khurd village of Ludhiana. The administration has printed the election symbols of 2 Sarpanch candidates on the ballot papers. That is, the election symbols of both are printed with each other's names.
Voting work stopped in village Bhagupur Bet
In village Bhagupur Bet, which comes under Block Chogawan, the villagers did not allow the voting to start due to the returning officer. People say that if the returning officer is not changed, then the voting work will not be allowed to start.
Village Kot Rajada ballot papers missing
Ballot papers have been stopped in village Kot Rajada of Amritsar due to loss of ballot papers. There is anger among the candidates contesting the elections due to loss of ballot papers and they are protesting against the administration. People said that after getting new ballot papers, they will start voting again. Earlier the ballots were complete, now many ballot papers are missing. Out of a total of 425 votes, around 100 votes are missing. The administration will come and get the ballot paper completed and then voting will begin.