Gram Panchayat polls to be held in three phases on Dec 11, 14 and 17

The State Election Commission (SEC) released the docket for the upcoming Gram Panchayat elections, announcing that the polls volition beryllium held successful 3 phases connected December 11, 14 and 17.

The notification issued connected Tuesday evening stated that determination volition beryllium a two-day interval betwixt each signifier to guarantee creaseless behaviour of the polling process crossed agrarian section bodies.

According to the schedule, polling volition beryllium conducted from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the counting of votes volition statesman astatine 2 p.m. connected the aforesaid day. Nominations for the archetypal signifier volition statesman connected November 27, the 2nd signifier connected November 30 and the 3rd signifier connected December 3.

With the issuance of the notification, the Model Code of Conduct has travel into contiguous effect crossed the State. The SEC has directed territory administrations to marque each indispensable arrangements for the three-phase electoral exercise.