Taking strong cognisance of the reports of irregularities in Gram Panchayat Elections at some polling booths, Punjab State Election Commission on Monday ordered re-polling at 14 booths of the eight districts for sarpanchs and panchs. The re-polling will be held on January 2, 2019, from 8 am to 4 pm.
Elections for more than 13,000 gram panchayts were held on Sunday across the state to elect 13276 sarpanchs and 83831 panches with sporadic incidents of violence claiming one life, clashes, alleged attempts of booth-capturing and fake voting. As many 4376 sarpanchs and 46754 panches were already elected unanimously.
Commission’s spokesperson said that the booths, were repolling has been ordered, included Vadala Bhittewind village, Block Verka and entire Panchayat of Daleh Village, Block Harsha Chinna (both in Amritsar district), entire Panchayat of Bajurgwala Village, Block Dhariwal (Gurdaspur), Ward-5 and 6 of Chaura Village (Gurdaspur), entire Panchayat of Lakhmir Ke Hithar Village and Mohalla Nanakpura of Nanakura Village (both Block Mamdot in Ferozepur district).
Repolling will also be held for the entire Panchayat of Devtawal Village of Block Sudhar (Ludhiana).
Spokesperson said that the Commission has also ordered to re-poll in Lacharu Village and Hari Majra Village of Block Ghanaur and entire Panchayat of Mehmadpur Village of Block Patiala (district Patiala).
Repolling will be held in Ward no 7 of Gram Panchayat Saidpur Jhiri (West Side) Jalandhar. Besides, re-polling will also held for the post of Sarpanch in Tarrak Village and Ghataur Village of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district and Ratangarh Village of Block Narot Jaimal Singh Wala, District Pathankot.
80.38% EXERCISED THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE
The final tally of the polling percentage crossed the 80 percent mark. A total of 80.38 percent of voters of the state exercised their right to vote in gram panchayat elections on Sunday.
Maximum polling percentage of 88.21 percent was recorded in Mansa district, while the the lowest 66.14 percent was recorded in Tarn Taran district.
As per the figures of polling received from across the state, Amritsar recorded 75.16 percent polling, Bathinda 84.75 percent, Barnala 81 percent, Ferozepur 81 percent, Fatehgarh Sahib 83.89 percent, Faridkot 83.15 percent, Fazilka 86 percent, Gurdaspur 78 percent, Hoshiarpur 74.10 percent, Jalandhar 75.21 percent, Kapurthala 77.03 percent, Ludhiana 77.92 percent, Moga 81.21 percent, Sri Muktsar Sahib 84.32 percent, Mansa 88.21 percent, Patiala 82 percent, Pathankot 82 percent, Rupnagar 81.6 percent, Sangrur 86.55 percent, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 84 percent, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar 75.22 percent, and Tarn Taran had recorded 66.14 percent voting.