2022 Madhya Pradesh panchayat elections

2022 Madhya Pradesh panchayat elections
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394,233 posts
Registered39,378,502
Turnout80.31%[1]

The 2022 Madhya Pradesh panchayat elections was held in three phases on 25 June, 1 July and 8 July 2022, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[2][3][4] 39,378,502 voters will elect members to 394,233 posts, across all three tiers of the panchayats, and since Electronic voting machines aren't being used, over 575 t (566 long tons; 634 short tons) of paper is expected to be used during the elections.[5]

The Bharatiya Janata Party said it has won the district panchayat president and vice-president in 41 districts.[6] The Indian National Congress claimed victories in 9 districts, whereas the Gondwana Ganatantra Party claimed victory in 1 district.

Election schedule

The Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission announced that the Polls would be held in three Phases.[7]

Election Schedule[8]
Event Date
Phase 1[a] Phase 2[b] Phase 3[c]
Start of nomination 30 May 2022
Last date for the withdrawal of candidature 10 June 2022
Election 25 June 2022 1 July 2022 8 July 2022
Vote counting 8 July 2022 11 July 2022 14 July 2022
Announcement of results (P,SP,JP)[d] 14 July 2022
Announcement of results (ZP)[e] 15 July 2022
  1. ^ 115 Janpad Panchayats and 8,702 Gram Panchayats
  2. ^ 106 Janpad Panchayats and 7,661 Gram Panchayats
  3. ^ 92 Janpad Panchayats and 6,649 Gram Panchayat
  4. ^ Panch, Sarpanch and Janpad Panchayats
  5. ^ Zilla Panchayat members
Total Posts
Post Number
of posts
Zilla Panchayat member 52 districts 875
Janpad Panchayat member 313 Janpads 6,771
Sarpanch 22,921 Gram panchayats 22,921
Panch 363,726
Total 394,233

Polling

The first phase of the polling was on 25 June. It covered 8,702 village panchayats and 26,902 polling stations.[9] There were some instances of violence in some districts of the state.[10] Election officials reported a voter turnout of 77%.[11]

The second phase of the polling was on 1 July. It covered 7,655 village panchayats and 23,967 polling stations.[12] There was a voter turnout of 80%.[13]

The third and final phase of the polling was on 8 July. It covered 6,607 village panchayats and 20,608 polling stations.[14] The overall voter turnout of all three phases was 80.31%.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Panchayat Poll: Women Voters Outnumber Men In 11 Districts". The Times of India. TNN. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Madhya Pradesh panchayat polls: Three-tier elections to be held in three phases from June 25". 28 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ^ Shruti Tomar (27 May 2022). "Madhya Pradesh state election panel declares dates for panchayat polls". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Madhya Pradesh panchayat polls: 3 wives of govt employee contesting elections, action initiated against official". Press Trust of India. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Madhya Pradesh: Over 575 tons of paper to be used in panchayat elections". The Free Press Journal. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  6. ^ "BJP Sweeps District Panchayat Elections In Madhya Pradesh". MSN. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Polls: 3,135 Candidates Elected Unopposed". NDTV. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  8. ^ Rakesh Singh (27 May 2022). "Schedule for the Panchayat elections in Madhya Pradesh, 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh is all set to witness first phase of panchayat polls on June 25". MSN. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  10. ^ Anurag Dwary (25 June 2022). Nonika Sharma (ed.). "Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Elections: Violence During First Phase Panchayat Polls In Madhya Pradesh". Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Violence mars first phase of panchayat elections in MP 77 per cent polling recorded". The Week. Press Trust of India. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Bhopal: Voting for second phase of three-tier panchayat elections begins". Free Press Journal. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Bhopal: Second phase of panchayat polls concludes with 80% voting". 2 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Bhopal: Third and final phase of MP panchayat polls on July 8". 7 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.