BJP sweeps panchayat bypolls in Arunachal Pradesh
The Hindu
By-elections were held for one Zilla Parishad member seat and 14 gram panchayat seats on July 12.
The ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh swept the panchayat by-polls by winning 108 gram panchayat (GP) seats, State Election Commission (SEC) officials said on Saturday.
The National Peoples’ Party (NPP) secured five gram panchayat seats, opposition Congress and Janata Dal (United) won three each and Independents bagged 11 seats, counting of votes for which was held on Saturday, State Election Commissioner Hage Kojeen said.
In the lone Zila Parishad member (ZPM) seat in Kurung Kumey district, Independent candidate Bengia Tayang won by defeating his rival NPP candidate Chello Tagar, by a margin of 98 votes.
The SEC on June 14 had issued a notification for holding panchayat by-polls to 130 gram panchayat seats and one Zila Parishad member seat. However, in 116 gram panchayat seats, candidates were declared elected unopposed as there was only one candidate. The BJP won 101 gram panchayat seats, the NPP and Congress two seats each, one by JD(U) and Independent candidates 10.
By-elections were held for one Zila Parishad member seat and 14 gram panchayat seats on July 12.
An estimated 84.55%, out of total 4,057 eligible voters, exercised their franchise for electing 14 gram panchayat members and one ZPM, Mr. Kojeen informed.
Arunachal Pradesh has a total of 8,216 gram panchayat seats and 242 ZPM seats.
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