PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Uttarkashi
Following a notification from the State Election Commission, the process of by-elections for the posts of village head, block panchayat member and village panchayat member that remained vacant in Uttarkashi district has begun.
The commission has released a detailed election schedule for this purpose as per which nomination papers will be submitted on September 30 and October 1 while scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on October 3 and the withdrawal process will conclude on October 4. Election symbols will be allotted to candidates on October 5 and voting will be held on October 12 while the results will be declared on October 14.
By- elections will be held for the posts of one village head and two block panchayat members in Bhatwari development block, along with ward member posts in various gram panchayats. The vacant ward member posts block-wise include 39 in Bhatwari, 39 in Dunda, 21 in Chinyalisaur, 71 in Naugaon, 23 in Mori and six in Purola.
To ensure a peaceful, fair, and transparent election, election officers and assistant election officers have been appointed in the blocks where the by-elections are to be held.
The administration has asked all officials and employees involved in the elections to ensure strict adherence to the commission’s guidelines with the model code of conduct having been enforced in the blocks concerned.
