The three-tier panchayat by-election for the vacant posts of gram panchayat pradhan and block panchayat members in Pauri district will be held on June 17. District Magistrate and District election officer (Panchayat) Chandra Shekhar Bhatt said that the notification of the by-election has been issued by the Uttarakhand State Election Commission and the scheduled electoral procedure for the by election to the vacant posts will start from June 5.
The nomination for the vacant posts will be held on June 5 and 6, following by scrutiny of the nomination on June 8, withdrawal of nomination on June 9 and allocation of symbols to the candidates on June 10. The election to these posts will be held on June 17 and the counting of votes will be done on June 19 with the result slated to be declared on the same day.
Bhatt further said that the election to the vacant posts of the Gram Pradhan of Bhandali and Sayoli Gram Panchayats of Ekeshwar block, 25 vacant posts of Gram Panchayat member in Nainidanda block, 18 vacant posts of Gram Panchayat member in Beerokhal block, one vacant post in Thalisain block, five vacant posts in Duggada block, 17 vacant posts in Yamkeshwar, 23 in Dwarikhal, three posts in Jaiharikhal block, one post in Yamkeshwar block, two posts in Paubo block, 15 posts in Kot block, 20 posts in Khirsu block, one post each of Gram and Block Panchayat member in Kaljikhal block will be held on June 17. Bhatt said that the election related arrangements and procedure will be ensured by the returning officer and assistant returning officer of the block concerned. He further said that the returning officers have been directed to ensure that the model code of conduct for the by poll is implemented effectively from June 6 to 19.