![]() ![]() Scuffles between the counting staff and candidates' supporters took place in Pilibhit and Firozabad districts, leading to the use of force by police. The SEC said they should have tested negative for COVID-19 not earlier than 48 hours before the start of the process, or taken both doses of the vaccine. ![]() Hearing concerns over the counting being held amid a coronavirus surge, the Supreme Court had on Saturday made it clear that candidates and their agents will be allowed to enter the counting centres only if they were COVID-free. "Sixty-one agents tested positive for COVID-19 during rapid antigen tests being conducted at the entrance points at all the counting centres," Singh told PTI, adding that a total of 2,037 RATs were conducted.Īll the agents who tested positive for COVID-19 were asymptomatic patients and they were told to go for home isolation after being provided with medical kits and expert advice, the nodal medical officer said. Over 2,000 counting agents had undergone RATs on Sunday after the SEC issued instructions that they would be allowed to enter the counting centres only if they produce a negative RT-PCR or RAT report or have taken both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, said Dr AK Singh, a nodal medical officer. Meanwhile, 61 counting agents at 10 blocks in Kanpur Nagar district have tested positive for COVID-19 till late on Sunday. Over three lakh candidates were declared elected unopposed by the SEC, shortly before the counting began.Įight polling agents were turned away from the counting centre in Kannauj's Chhibramau tehsil after they tested positive for the coronavirus in Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs). There were scuffles involving the supporters of candidates in three districts and social distancing to fight the spread of coronavirus went for a toss at several places, reports said. Download the Financial Express App for the latest finance news."Counting is going on peacefully, and final results are likely to come by tomorrow (Monday) afternoon," the SEC said. Get live Share Market updates, Stock Market Quotes, and the latest India News and business news on Financial Express. The BJP had fielded her from Ward No 22 of Unnao district panchayat. Notably, the BJP has now withdrawn the candidature of Sangeeta Sengar, wife of ex-BJP MP and rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar. 26 of Jaunpur, Srikala Singh, who is a BJP member and wife of gangster-turned-politician and murder accused Dhananjay Singh, from Ward 45 of Jaunpur, and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s niece Sandhya Yadav who has the backing of the BJP for a Mainpuri district panchayat seat. According to estimates, the total number of nominations for 8.69 lakh posts in all four phases may reach around 17 lakh.Įlections are being held for four posts- Gram Panchayat, Gram Pradhan, Block Panchayat and Zila Panchayat.Īmong the key candidates in the fray, are Miss India 2015 contestant and model Diksha Singh for Zila panchayat post from Ward No. Interestingly, the Aam Aadmi Party, AIMIM and Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad’s Azad Samaj Party are also contesting the Panchayat Polls. The Panchayat Election is also expected to set the tone for Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022. The election has turned interesting as the political parties this time are openly backing candidates. The EC is expecting the numbers to go up to 3.50 lakh just like the 2015 polls. ![]() According to reports, the Returning Officer has received around 3.40 lakh nominations for 2.21 lakh posts across 20 districts. The Election Commission is also struggling with the huge number of nominations received. Karnataka election: Five richest candidates are from Congress, wealthiest saw Rs 600 crore rise in assets since 2013Īs the stage is all set for the much-awaited Panchayat elections, the election commission has made adequate arrangements for conducting polling smoothly amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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