Vadodara: Gram Panchayat elections and By-elections schedule released by the State Election Commission

On Sunday, the Vadodara district will hold the general election for 260 Gram Panchayats and a by-election for 2 Gram Panchayats; there will be 576 polling stations and 4,28,602 voters in the Gram Panchayat elections.

The schedule for the general and by-elections of Gram Panchayats have been released by the State Election Commission. 

The District Electoral System has finished all the preparations for the Gram Panchayat elections. In the district, 27 Gram Panchayats have got designated as Samaras.

In the district, 849 candidates are contesting for Sarpanch, and 3,656 candidates contesting for board members, according to the election map. 

Total 4,28,602 voters, including 2,21,222 male and 2,07,379 female voters, will vote at 576 polling stations in the general election of Gram Panchayat in the Vadodara district.

To ensure law and order, 68 Election Officials, 68 Assistant Election Officers, 3,219 Polling Employees, and 1,292 Police Officers have been appointed. The election will get held in 883 ballot boxes.

On December 21, the Gram Panchayat election will get counted in 27 halls at eight different locations. According to Kuldeep Singh Zala, Nodal Officer, State Election Commission, and Resident Additional Collector, 668 counting employees, 464 police personnel, 65 health workers, and 164 others will be on duty.

Written by:
Shristi Chatterjee