KOLKATA: Even before a single vote is forged within the panchayat polls, the 2018 panchayat ballot has already scripted a report because the fate of 34.2% seats within the three-tier rural our bodies had been made up our minds and not using a contest. The ruling Trinamool Congress is the one birthday party which has been able to field candidates for the entire rural body seats.
Figures released through the State Election Commission revealed that of the 48,650 gram panchayat seats within the state, Trinamool has already bagged 16,814. The fate of three,059 panchayat samiti seats and 203 zilla parishad seats have additionally been made up our minds and not using a contest.
While uncontested victories in rural polls is not anything new in Bengal, the scale this time has eclipsed all earlier records, assets said. Election analyst Biswanath Chakraborty argues handiest two times before, in 2003 and 2013, had the proportion of uncontested seats reached the double-digit mark. The figure was once 11% (6,800 setas) In 2003, and 10.66% (6,274 seats) in 2013. “If you examine it with the 2013 figure, we are witnessing a three-fold jump this time. This is a report,” said Chakraborty.
Amid the protracted felony battle, the SEC on Sunday indicated it will tell the Calcutta High Court that throughout the four-hour window to document nominations on Monday, five,697 nominations were filed. “A complete of 269 nominations for Zilla parishad were filed at the last day of nomination, while 1,337 nominations were filed for panchayat samitis and 4,097 for the gram panchayats. The argument that opposition could now not document nominations does now not hold flooring,” said an SEC legit.
Meanwhile, election commissioner Amarendra Singh has written to the state govt, inquiring for main points of security association. The state has initiated talks with Andhra Pradesh and Telengana for purchasing police pressure for the election.
The BJP is likely to document a petition on Monday, challenging the commission’s handling of the election procedure. Earlier the HC had requested the commission to carry a gathering with the stakeholders in a significant approach. The BJP is likely to question the sincerity of the commission in trying to make it “significant”. “The commission could have to give an explanation for what they imply through a significant assembly. The assembly that they held was once now not significant,” said a BJP chief.
Figures released through the State Election Commission revealed that of the 48,650 gram panchayat seats within the state, Trinamool has already bagged 16,814. The fate of three,059 panchayat samiti seats and 203 zilla parishad seats have additionally been made up our minds and not using a contest.
While uncontested victories in rural polls is not anything new in Bengal, the scale this time has eclipsed all earlier records, assets said. Election analyst Biswanath Chakraborty argues handiest two times before, in 2003 and 2013, had the proportion of uncontested seats reached the double-digit mark. The figure was once 11% (6,800 setas) In 2003, and 10.66% (6,274 seats) in 2013. “If you examine it with the 2013 figure, we are witnessing a three-fold jump this time. This is a report,” said Chakraborty.
Amid the protracted felony battle, the SEC on Sunday indicated it will tell the Calcutta High Court that throughout the four-hour window to document nominations on Monday, five,697 nominations were filed. “A complete of 269 nominations for Zilla parishad were filed at the last day of nomination, while 1,337 nominations were filed for panchayat samitis and 4,097 for the gram panchayats. The argument that opposition could now not document nominations does now not hold flooring,” said an SEC legit.
Meanwhile, election commissioner Amarendra Singh has written to the state govt, inquiring for main points of security association. The state has initiated talks with Andhra Pradesh and Telengana for purchasing police pressure for the election.
The BJP is likely to document a petition on Monday, challenging the commission’s handling of the election procedure. Earlier the HC had requested the commission to carry a gathering with the stakeholders in a significant approach. The BJP is likely to question the sincerity of the commission in trying to make it “significant”. “The commission could have to give an explanation for what they imply through a significant assembly. The assembly that they held was once now not significant,” said a BJP chief.
Bengal panchayat poll: No contest in record seats
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