A total of 46,416 nominations have been received during the second phase of general elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions in Haryana.
Haryana State Election Commissioner Rajeev Sharma on Tuesday said that 4,565 nominations were received for Member Panchayat Samiti, of which 2,905 were filed by men and 1,660 by women.
Similarly, 12,014 nominations have been received for the post of Sarpanches, including those filed by 7,413 men and 4,601 women, and 29,837 nominations were received for the post of panches, including those filed by 17,931 men and 11,906 women.
He said that in order to conduct free, fair and peaceful elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Haryana on January 10, 17 and 24, ‘dry days’ would be declared and notified under relevant laws for such period.
Such period of dry days so declared and notified would include the period of 48 hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll and the day on which counting of votes is to be taken up, said Sharma.
He said that no liquor shops, hotels, restaurants, clubs and other establishments’ selling or serving liquor would be permitted to sell or serve liquor to any person who so ever he may be on the dry days. No proprietary clubs, star hotels, restaurants etc. and hotels run by anyone even if they are issued different categories of licenses for possession and supply of liquor, should be permitted to serve liquors on these days.
The storage of liquors by individuals would be curtailed during the period and the restrictions provided in the Excise laws on the storage in unlicensed premises would be vigorously enforced, said he.
He said that steps would also be taken to prohibit the sale of liquor in adjoining areas, so that there are no chances of clandestine movement of liquor from those areas, where the restriction has not been in operation.
The PRIs elections are scheduled to be held on January 10, 17 and 24 in the state.
A total of 1,10,09,317 people are eligible to cast their ballot in these elections, of which 59,04,696 are men and 51,04,621 are women.