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UP Gram Panchayat Election 2021: Over 60 Per Cent Polling Till 5 PM

UP Gram Panchayat Elections 2021 Updates: In the first phase, more than 3.33 lakh candidates are in the fray in over 2.21 lakh seats for the posts of zila panchayat (district council) members, kshetra (block) panchayat members, village panchayat heads and wards.

Updated: April 15, 2021 10:15 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Manmath Nayak

People stand in a queue at a polling booth in Ayodhya as they await their turn to cast vote for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat polls.
People stand in a queue at a polling booth in Ayodhya as they await their turn to cast vote for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat polls.

UP Gram Panchayat Elections 2021 News Updates: Polling for the first of the four-phase Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat Elections 2021 started at 7 AM in 18 districts with ballot papers. This time, more than 3.33 lakh candidates in the fray in over 2.21 lakh seats in the first phase for the posts of zila panchayat (district council) members, kshetra (block) panchayat members, village panchayat heads and wards.

For the first phase, the districts that are going to polls include Ayodhya, Agra, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Allahabad, Bareilly, Bhadohi, Mahoba, Rampur, Raebareli, Shravasti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Saharanpur, Hardoi and Hathras.

For the post of zila panchayat members, 11,442 candidates are in the fray from 779 wards, while as many as 81,747 candidates are contesting in 19,313 wards of kshetra panchayats. For the gram panchayat, there are 1,14,142 candidates for 14,789 posts. For gram panchayat wards, there are 1,26,613 candidates for 1,86,583 seats.

Apart from parties such as the BJP, BSP, Samajwadi Party and the Congress, among those in the race are the AIMIM, Aam Aadmi Party and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad’s Azad Samaj Party, which are making their debut in the state. The AIMIM will contest polls with the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party.

As per the directives from the EC, the voters will have to put up a mask and maintain social distancing. Instructions have also been issued to make circles at a distance of six-feet at the polling centres. Stay tuned to this Live Blog for all latest updates.

Live Updates

  • Apr 15, 2021 10:13 PM IST

    Over 60 per cent votes were cast in the first round of the
    four-phased Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on Thursday till 5 pm, with an
    hour of polling still remaining.

  • Apr 15, 2021 6:04 PM IST

    59.73 percent cast vote till 5pm in Kanpur

  • Apr 15, 2021 1:45 PM IST

    In Jhansi, Nirmala Sahu, a woman polling officer posted at Jauri Bujurg, a polling centre in Badagaon block died after she felt uneasiness, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), City, Vivek Tripathi said.

  • Apr 15, 2021 1:44 PM IST

    The polling is going on smoothly and no problem is reported from anywhere in the state. The polling, which started at 7 AM, will continue till 8 PM, senior State Election Commission (SEC) official said.

  • Apr 15, 2021 11:05 AM IST

    The ballot paper did not reach for the Gram Panchayat member elections from ward number 1 to 13 in Telhanapar Gram Panchayat of Sardarnagar. The election was halted for this reason.

  • Apr 15, 2021 10:19 AM IST
    in Jaunpur, 11% polling was held in the district till 9 AM. Voters are queuing up at polling centers.
  • Apr 15, 2021 10:18 AM IST

    Villagers staged protest at some booths in Gagaha after their names were missing from the voters list. The village head also sat on a dharna. The people of Bhatora village of Sakri, the gram sabha of Gagaha block, allege that the names of at least 135 people have been cut off from the voters list.

  • Apr 15, 2021 8:54 AM IST

  • Apr 15, 2021 8:35 AM IST

    UP Gram Panchayat Elections 2021 Phase 1 Voting: Voters were seen breaking Covid-19 protocols while voting in Agra. A huge crowd assembled for voting, breaking all norms of social distancing.

  • Apr 15, 2021 8:20 AM IST

    UP Gram Panchayat Elections 2021 Phase 1 Voting: Around 8000 police personnel have been deployed in the election while around 13000 personnel have been deployed to conduct the voting.

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