The Pauri District Magistrate/ District Election Officer (Panchayat) Chandra Shekhar Bhatt said that the election for the vacant posts of Gram Panchayat members and Gram Pradhan will be held on July 26.
The sale of the nomination papers was started on Tuesday while candidates will be able to file their nominations on July 15-16; the scrutiny of papers will be conducted on July 17; withdrawal of nomination will be allowed on July 18 and the allotment of symbols to candidates will be on July 19. The polling will be held on July 26 from 8 am to 5 pm. The Model Code of Conduct for the election to vacant posts in the Panchayat has come into effect from Tuesday.
Bhatt said that there are 2,740 posts of Gram Panchayat members and four posts of Gram Pradhans which are vacant. The post of Gram Pradhan in Chulsiya Gram Panchayat of Nainidanda block is vacant as no candidate filed nomination in the recently concluded Panchayat election, the post of Gram Pradhan in Jamal Gram Panchayat of Yamkeshwar block is vacant due to the cancellation of nomination of OBC woman, the post of Gram Pradhan in Jalatha Gram Panchayat of Jaiharikhal block is vacant as no one had filed nomination while the post of Gram Pradhan in Toli Gram Panchayat of Kaljikhal block is vacant due to the death of victorious candidate.
There are 294 posts of Gram Panchayat members vacant in Nainidanda block, 341 in Beerokhal block, 102 in Rikhanikhal block, 94 in Pokhar block, 183 in Thalisain block, 256 in Dugadda block, 127 in Yamkeshwar block, 230 in Dwarikhal block, 164 in Jaiharikhal block, 181 in Ekeshwar block, 195 in Pauri block, 133 in Paubo block, 123 in Kot block, 171 in Khirsu block and 146 in Kaljikhal block of the district.