Haryana State Election Commission has announced to conduct bye-election on 578 vacant posts in panchayati raj institutions on June 29.
State Election Commissioner Dalip Singh on Monday announced the election programme for the conduct of bye elections on 578 vacant seats of panches, sarpanches of gram panchayat and members of panchayat samitis in the state. The general elections of three gram panchayats i.e. gram panchayat Chandu and Wazirpur, block Gurugram and gram panchayat Budhera, Block Farukh Nagar, Gurugram will also be conducted on June 29.
The amendments made in the Haryana Panchayat Act, 1994, had barred the uneducated people to contest the polls. Following this, a large number of posts in panchayats were left vacant and the State Government had decided to conduct fresh polls following examinations held in various schools and colleges for the previous academic session.
Singh said NOTA (None of the above) option would be used in the elections of Sarpanch, so that voters are able to exercise their right not to vote with maintaining their right of secrecy.