Lucknow: A complete of 3.19 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, 2005 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 an announcement.
In Ballia, Shailesh Singh (45), a candidate for the submit of pradhan of Rampur village panchayat below Maniyar block, died on Sunday morning. Family sources mentioned Singh’s situation deteriorated immediately and he was taken to a health care provider who declared him lifeless.
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 advised PTI.
The State Election Commission (SEC) had mentioned the candidates and their brokers will likely be allowed to enter the counting centres provided that they’ve examined damaging 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 paying attention to a number of notifications and assurances of the SEC that the COVID-19 protocols will likely be adopted in any respect the 829 counting centres.
The courtroom directed that there will likely be a strict curfew in all the state until Tuesday morning and no victory rallies will likely 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 check studies to point out that they’re COVID-19 damaging earlier than coming 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 likely be established the place a health care provider will likely be current with medicines.
Those displaying signs of COVID-19 akin to fever, chilly and cough is not going to be allowed on the counting centres. Everyone coming into the counting centre has to endure thermal scanning, the SEC mentioned.
It categorically said that there will likely be a whole 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 closing part.
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.
