Four out of 28 candidates who had filed their nomination for the post of District Panchayat president withdrew their nominations on Saturday.
Moreover, seven out of 31candidates who had filed nomination for the post of District Panchayat vice president have also withdrawn their nomination. A total of 23 candidates are in fray on each post - president and vice-president of district Panchayat election in the 12 districts of state barring Haridwar.
The polling and counting of votes for district Panchayat election on the post of president and vice president is scheduled to be held on August 5, said deputy election commissioner Ajit Singh on Saturday.
He further said that Ishwari Prasad was unanimously elected the District Panchayat President of Udham Singh Nagar as he was the only candidate who had filed the nomination paper for the same post.
Moreover, the post of vice president for district Panchayat was elected unopposed in Udham Singh Nagar because of single candidate had filed nomination by July 30.
He further said that said that in order to conduct the election of president and vice president posts of the district Panchayat in a smooth, peaceful and free and fair manner on August 5, the district officers have been directed to make elaborate security arrangements in their district. Instructions have been issued to impose section 144 of CrPC in the polling bound area at the polling venue in their district.
Some candidates who are contesting elections for the post of district Panchayat president and vice present are Madhu Chauhan, Subhash Sharma Chaman Singh, Dipti Rawat, Himani Negi among others. It should be mentioned here that a total of 28 contestants for the post of President while 31 candidates for vice president in District Panchayat election had filed their nomination papers by July 30.