A total 12,607 women candidates out of 17,420 who had filed nomination for four different posts- district Panchayat member, Block Panchayat member, Gram Pradhan and Gram Panchayat member - in the panchayat election were declared elected unopposed in the State. One woman candidate was declared elected unopposed for the post of district panchayat member.
According to data received from the State Election Commission, there are a larger numbers of panchayat segments in the State where single candidate had filed nomination in the panchayat election.
12, 293 women candidates were declared elected unopposed as Gram Panchayat members. Out of these candidates, 695 women belong to scheduled tribes, 3106 are from scheduled castes and 636 are from other backward caste.
As many as 263 women candidates were declared elected unopposed for the post of Gram Pradhan and 50 were declared elected unopposed to the post of Block Panchayat member. One SC woman was declared elected unopposed to the post of district Panchayat member.