A complete of three.19 lakh candidates have been elected unopposed within the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections, the State Election Commission mentioned on Sunday.
“As many as 3,19,317 candidates have been elected unopposed in the panchayat elections. This includes seven members of zila panchayat, 2,005 members of kshetra panchayat and over 3.17 lakh members who have been elected unopposed in this panchayat election. As many as 178 candidates for the post of pradhan of gram panchayats were also elected unopposed,” the SEC mentioned in a press release.
In Ballia, Shailesh Singh (45), a candidate for the submit of pradhan of Rampur village panchayat underneath Maniyar block, died on Sunday morning. Family sources mentioned Singh’s situation deteriorated instantly and he was taken to a physician who declared him useless.
Counting of votes for the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh started on Sunday morning, an official mentioned.
“The counting of votes will continue till all the ballots are counted. The entire process may take two days,” a senior SEC official informed PTI.
The State Election Commission (SEC) had mentioned the candidates and their brokers will probably be allowed to enter the counting centres provided that they’ve examined unfavourable for COVID-19 within the 48 hours previous to the graduation of the counting course of or taken each doses of the vaccine.
The Supreme Court on Saturday had refused to remain the counting course of. In a particular pressing listening to on a vacation (Saturday), a bench of Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice Hrishikesh Roy handed the order after being attentive to a number of notifications and assurances of the SEC that the COVID-19 protocols will probably be adopted in any respect the 829 counting centres.
The courtroom directed that there will probably be a strict curfew in your entire state until Tuesday morning and no victory rallies will probably be permitted.
It additionally requested the SEC to repair the accountability for observance of COVID-19 protocols on the counting centres on gazetted officers.
The bench directed the ballot panel to protect the CCTV footage of the counting centres until the Allahabad High Court concludes its hearings on the associated petitions earlier than it.
It additionally ordered that the federal government officers, candidates and their brokers must produce RT-PCR take a look at reviews to point out that they’re COVID-19 unfavourable earlier than getting into the counting centres.
The SEC official mentioned usually counting of votes takes place in eight-hour shifts.
The SEC mentioned at each counting centre, a well being desk will probably be established the place a physician will probably be current with medicines.
Those exhibiting signs of COVID-19 corresponding to fever, chilly and cough is not going to be allowed on the counting centres. Everyone getting into the counting centre has to endure thermal scanning, the SEC mentioned.
It categorically said that there will probably be an entire ban on victory processions.
Voting for the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh ended on April 29 with a 75-per cent voter turnout within the fourth and remaining section.
Lakhs of candidates had been within the fray for over 7.32 lakh seats within the gram panchayat wards, 58,176 within the gram panchayats, 75,852 within the kshetra panchayats and three,050 within the zila panchayats within the statewide elections held over 4 phases.
