Photo: File photo Expansion The campaign for the second and last phase of the municipal elections ended at 6 pm on Tuesday. In this phase, polling will be held on May 11 for 6,929 posts in 38 districts. There are 39,146 candidates in the fray for this. State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar said that in the second phase, 83 candidates for the post of mayor and 581 for the post of councilor are in the fray for 3,840 candidates. Similarly, 969 candidates are in the fray for the post of…
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Nikay Chunav 2023: Prayagraj Lags In The State, Only 31.45 Percent Voting, About Five Lakh People Cast Their Votes
In the municipal elections, the people of Sangamnagari proved to be the worst in the whole state in terms of voting. Out of total 15 lakh 69 thousand 774 voters, only 4 lakh 94 thousand 471 exercised their franchise in the election of mayor and councillors. This percentage of voting was 31.45. This time 1.13 percent more votes have been cast as compared to the last two civic elections. There was 30.32 percent voting in 2017 civic elections and 27.80 percent in 2012. At the same time, a total of…
Read MoreUP Municipal Elections: How the guardians of democracy, the urban people are careless in choosing their government – People Of Cities Are Less Aware For Voting Than Village People.
symbolic picture. – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion It’s time to elect a city government. Voters are considered to be the watchdogs of democracy in this election festival held in the cities, but almost half of the voters celebrate this important day of election only as a holiday. The urban people who are said to be relatively more educated and aware are not serious about this election. The voting percentage in this election is less as compared to Lok Sabha, Vidhansabha and three-tier panchayat elections. The Election Commission has been continuously…
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