The Erasama block administration has notified that Sarpanch and Ward Members’ elections of Dhinkia gram panchayat would be held on July 3. Filing of nominations started on Jun 1 and would continue till June 7, informed the District Panchayat Officer (DPO).
While nomination papers would be scrutinized on June 10, candidates can withdraw papers by June 12 and the final list of candidates would be published on June 13.
Elections would be held on July 3 and the results would be declared officially at Erasama block office on July 4. The first meeting of the newly constituted GP would be held on July 14, informed the DPO.
Notably, Dhinkia GP elections were delayed by two years due to the Posco agitation in 2007 and, thus, the gram pancyayat is going to polls two years later than regular PRI polls. polls.