CG / Chhattisgarh Gram Panchayat Elections 2020 Live: First Phase Voting Continues, Results Will Come Today

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Voting is going on for the first phase in the three-tier panchayat elections in Chhattisgarh. Polling in the panchayat elections is being held through ballot paper. The counting of votes will take place one hour after the voting. Polling will be held from 6.45 am to 2 pm in Naxal-affected areas and from 7 am to 3 pm in other places. For this, more than 12 thousand booths have been built.

In the first phase, 61 lakh 74 thousand 224 voters of 4,847 gram panchayats of 57 development blocks of the state will exercise their franchise. This includes 30 lakh 85 thousand 320 male voters, 30 lakh 88 thousand 835 female voters and 69 voters of third gender. Panchayat elections in Chhattisgarh are to be held in three phases. Voting will be held on January 28, January 31 and February 3.

Deployment of 80 thousand polling personnel

12,572 polling stations have been set up for polling. For this 80 thousand polling personnel and 976 sector officers have been engaged. In the first phase, votes are being cast for 42 thousand 404 posts. These include 36 thousand 473 posts for Panch, 4 thousand 620 posts of Sarpanch, 1 thousand 144 posts of Janpad Panchayat member and 167 posts of Zilla Panchayat member. The fate of 1,16,776 candidates will be decided in the upcoming election.

29 thousand 919 posts uncontested election

According to the Election Commission, in the first phase, 29 thousand 919 polling posts of panchayat representatives have been elected unopposed. 29 thousand 657 candidates of Panch post, 216 of Sarpanch and 46 candidates of Janpad members have been elected unopposed.