KOLKATA: Even prior to a unmarried vote is forged in the panchayat polls, the 2018 panchayat poll has already scripted a document as the fate of 34.2% seats in the three-tier rural our bodies were made up our minds and not using a contest. The ruling Trinamool Congress is the only birthday celebration which has been in a position to field candidates for the entire rural body seats.
Figures released via the State Election Commission printed that of the 48,650 gram panchayat seats in the state, Trinamool has already bagged 16,814. The fate of 3,059 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 dimensions this time has eclipsed all earlier data, resources mentioned. Election analyst Biswanath Chakraborty argues simplest two times prior to, in 2003 and 2013, had the percentage of uncontested seats reached the double-digit mark. The determine was once 11% (6,800 setas) In 2003, and 10.66% (6,274 seats) in 2013. “If you evaluate it with the 2013 determine, we are witnessing a three-fold soar this time. This is a document,” mentioned Chakraborty.
Amid the protracted legal battle, the SEC on Sunday indicated it's going to inform the Calcutta High Court that during the four-hour window to file nominations on Monday, five,697 nominations had been filed. “A complete of 269 nominations for Zilla parishad had been filed at the final day of nomination, while 1,337 nominations had been filed for panchayat samitis and 4,097 for the gram panchayats. The argument that opposition may no longer file nominations does no longer grasp floor,” mentioned an SEC authentic.
Meanwhile, election commissioner Amarendra Singh has written to the state government, requesting details of safety association. The state has initiated talks with Andhra Pradesh and Telengana for getting police drive for the election.
The BJP is prone to file a petition on Monday, difficult the fee’s dealing with of the election procedure. Earlier the HC had requested the fee to carry a meeting with the stakeholders in a significant method. The BJP is prone to question the sincerity of the fee in trying to make it “significant”. “The fee can have to give an explanation for what they imply via a significant meeting. The meeting that they held was once no longer significant,” mentioned a BJP chief.
Figures released via the State Election Commission printed that of the 48,650 gram panchayat seats in the state, Trinamool has already bagged 16,814. The fate of 3,059 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 dimensions this time has eclipsed all earlier data, resources mentioned. Election analyst Biswanath Chakraborty argues simplest two times prior to, in 2003 and 2013, had the percentage of uncontested seats reached the double-digit mark. The determine was once 11% (6,800 setas) In 2003, and 10.66% (6,274 seats) in 2013. “If you evaluate it with the 2013 determine, we are witnessing a three-fold soar this time. This is a document,” mentioned Chakraborty.
Amid the protracted legal battle, the SEC on Sunday indicated it's going to inform the Calcutta High Court that during the four-hour window to file nominations on Monday, five,697 nominations had been filed. “A complete of 269 nominations for Zilla parishad had been filed at the final day of nomination, while 1,337 nominations had been filed for panchayat samitis and 4,097 for the gram panchayats. The argument that opposition may no longer file nominations does no longer grasp floor,” mentioned an SEC authentic.
Meanwhile, election commissioner Amarendra Singh has written to the state government, requesting details of safety association. The state has initiated talks with Andhra Pradesh and Telengana for getting police drive for the election.
The BJP is prone to file a petition on Monday, difficult the fee’s dealing with of the election procedure. Earlier the HC had requested the fee to carry a meeting with the stakeholders in a significant method. The BJP is prone to question the sincerity of the fee in trying to make it “significant”. “The fee can have to give an explanation for what they imply via a significant meeting. The meeting that they held was once no longer significant,” mentioned a BJP chief.
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