* 20 according to cent voter turnout recorded till 11am in Barnala.
* Polling till 10am: Sri Muktsar Sahib- 13.70%, Malout-19%, Giddarbaha- 21%, Lambi-20%
* 11.08 according to cent voter turnout recorded till 10am in Jalandhar
* 15 according to cent voter turnout recorded till 10am in Hoshiarpur.
* 13.40 according to cent voter turnout recorded till 10am in Ludhiana
* 14.20 according to cent voter turnout recorded till 10am in Faridkot district.
* Voting stopped in Bhatiyan village at the outskirts of Ludhiana after a tiff between voters and a candidate.
* Polling began on uninteresting notice because of severe cold.
* Around 8,000 applicants are in fray for the post of sarpanchs and panchs
* Around four,363 sarpanchs and 46,754 panchs are already elected unopposed.
* As many as 13,276 sarpanchs and 83,831 panchs will probably be elected for 13,276 villages
* The State Election Commission has arrange 17,268 polling booths and 86,340 workforce are deputed on accountability.
* The Congress has been in power in Punjab since March 2017.
* The Opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has accused the Congress government of having nomination papers of its applicants rejected at quite a lot of places.
* Even as Congress is touted to be favourites within the panchayat elections, as at most of the places the contests are Congress versus Congress, the ruling birthday party is more involved concerning the pace it units for the Lok Sabha elections. With Congress activists preventing in opposition to birthday party pals, the factionalism created in villages is anticipated to head a long way, which, in line with extremely placed assets within the congress, is turning out to be a reason for concern for the birthday party bigwigs.
* Former minister and Shiromani Akali Dal Kisan wing head Sikandar Singh Maluka mentioned that because the elections had been announced, the ruling birthday party indulged in prime handedness and ensured that Akalis don't seem to be allowed to document nomination papers or those are rejected. "Now, this high handedness will go against the ruling party." He additionally mentioned that in many villages, no less than two and, at some places, even three groups of Congress have been created which would turn out to be a headache for the birthday party.
* Polling till 10am: Sri Muktsar Sahib- 13.70%, Malout-19%, Giddarbaha- 21%, Lambi-20%
* 11.08 according to cent voter turnout recorded till 10am in Jalandhar
* 15 according to cent voter turnout recorded till 10am in Hoshiarpur.
* 13.40 according to cent voter turnout recorded till 10am in Ludhiana
* 14.20 according to cent voter turnout recorded till 10am in Faridkot district.
* Voting stopped in Bhatiyan village at the outskirts of Ludhiana after a tiff between voters and a candidate.
* Polling began on uninteresting notice because of severe cold.
* Around 8,000 applicants are in fray for the post of sarpanchs and panchs
* Around four,363 sarpanchs and 46,754 panchs are already elected unopposed.
* As many as 13,276 sarpanchs and 83,831 panchs will probably be elected for 13,276 villages
* The State Election Commission has arrange 17,268 polling booths and 86,340 workforce are deputed on accountability.
* The Congress has been in power in Punjab since March 2017.
* The Opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has accused the Congress government of having nomination papers of its applicants rejected at quite a lot of places.
* Even as Congress is touted to be favourites within the panchayat elections, as at most of the places the contests are Congress versus Congress, the ruling birthday party is more involved concerning the pace it units for the Lok Sabha elections. With Congress activists preventing in opposition to birthday party pals, the factionalism created in villages is anticipated to head a long way, which, in line with extremely placed assets within the congress, is turning out to be a reason for concern for the birthday party bigwigs.
* Former minister and Shiromani Akali Dal Kisan wing head Sikandar Singh Maluka mentioned that because the elections had been announced, the ruling birthday party indulged in prime handedness and ensured that Akalis don't seem to be allowed to document nomination papers or those are rejected. "Now, this high handedness will go against the ruling party." He additionally mentioned that in many villages, no less than two and, at some places, even three groups of Congress have been created which would turn out to be a headache for the birthday party.
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