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Panchayat polls in three phases

By Our Staff Correspondent

BHOPAL, DEC. 16. The State Election Commissioner, G.S. Shukla, today announced the election schedule for the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions in Madhya Pradesh. The election process will begin on December 22

with the commencement of filing of nominations and the polling would be held in three phases on January 16,

19 and 23, 2005.

In all, 2293 Gram (village) Panchayats, 313 Janapad Panchayats and 48 Zilla (district) Panchayats would be

covered under the elections. The Panchayati Raj institutions that are yet to complete their five-year term are not being covered under the present round of elections, Mr. Shukla told newspersons adding that these elections, unlike the State Assembly and civic polls, are not being conducted on party lines.

Mr. Shukla informed newspersons that nomination forms would be accepted between December 22 and 28. The

scrutiny of forms would be on December 29 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations is Decemebr 31. The same day, symbols would be allotted to the candidates. The counting of votes would begin at the

polling stations after the end of polling in most cases. The counting of votes at the block headquarters would be done on January 27 and 28. The results for the Panch, Sarpanch and Janapad Panchayat elections would be announced on January 27 and 28, while those of the district Panchayats would be announced on January 29.

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