UP block panchayat chief polls to be held today for 476 posts
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Elections for the Uttar Pradesh block panchayat chief are set to begin at 11 am in the state today. The elections will be held for 476 posts on Saturday. On Friday, the last day for the withdrawal of nomination papers, a total of 349 candidates for the block panchayat chief polls in Uttar Pradesh were elected unopposed. In a statement, State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar said 1,778 nomination papers were received for 825 posts of the block panchayat chief, of which 68 were cancelled and 187 withdrawn. As a result, now 1,710 candidates will go into the elections on Saturday, he said. Kumar said the polling will be held from 11 am to 3 pm and the counting will take place after that.
Elections for the Uttar Pradesh block panchayat chief are set to begin at 11 am in the state today. The elections will be held for 476 posts on Saturday. On Friday, the last day for the withdrawal of nomination papers, a total of 349 candidates for the block panchayat chief polls in Uttar Pradesh were elected unopposed. In a statement, State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar said 1,778 nomination papers were received for 825 posts of the block panchayat chief, of which 68 were cancelled and 187 withdrawn. As a result, now 1,710 candidates will go into the elections on Saturday, he said. Kumar said the polling will be held from 11 am to 3 pm and the counting will take place after that.
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