P .S.Walia
Kapurthala , September 26
District administration Kapurthala has all set for smooth conduct of election for 546 panchayat as the nomination process will start from tomorrow September 27.
Deputy commissioner Amit Kumar Panchal said that “ all arrangements have been made to conduct the election of 546 sarpanch and 3180 panchas in free and fair manner “.
He also said that the administration have deputed 70 returning officers to receive the nomination papers which includes 13 for Dhilwan block , 16 for kapurthala , 15 for Nadala , 14 for Phagwara and 12 for sultanpur Lodhi .
Nominations will take place till October 4 , followed by scrutiny of nomination on October 5 and withdrawal on 7th October . The voting will take place on 15th October as the counting of votes will be done on the same day after the completion of polls . The time for nominations would be from 11 AM to 3 PM.
Talking about the voters , Deputy commissioner said that 391734 voters will take part in democratic process at 661 polling stations , comprising 200741 male and 190984 female voters .
He also said that out of 546 panchayat, 109 have been reserved for SC , 109 for SC women , 164 for General women and 164 for General category candidates.
He also said that BDPO offices in all blocks have been asked to set up help desks to facilitate people for election-related matters so that they should witness hassle free process .
Urging the people to participate in large numbers in election process, the Deputy commissioner said that “ all eligible voters must performed their democratic duty to strengthen the democracy at grass root level “.
