A total of 6,266 candidates have been declared elected unopposed ahead of the two-tier Panchayat election in Arunachal Pradesh, which include 98 Zilla Parishad Members and 6,168 Gram Panchayat Members. As per data issued by the State Election Commission last evening, out of the total of 242 ZPM constituencies in the state, 142 will go for polls.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Elections to Vijaynagar ZPM seat along with 40 GPMs in Changlang district and Hawai North ZPM seat under Anjaw district were kept in abeyance for various reasons. According to the poll panel of the 8,175 GPM constituencies, 1,670 will go for polls.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''For the 28 Municipal wards in two Urban Local Bodies of Itanagar and Pasighat, elections will be held for 23 wards. 5 candidates from the 20 wards in Itanagar Municipal Council have been declared elected unopposed. For Pasighat Municipal Council, all eight wards will go to the polls.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The polling for Panchayat and both the Municipal bodies (Itanagar and Pasighat Municipal Council) will be held simultaneously in a single phase on December 22.</span><br />
News On AIR | December 10, 2020 1:50 PM
6,266 candidates declared elected unopposed ahead of two-tier Panchayat election in Arunachal Pradesh