PIONEER NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
The prevailing confusion over the election schedule of the three tier Panchayati Raj bodies in 12 districts of the State (barring Haridwar) is expected to clear after June 19, the date on which the State Panchayati Raj directorate will submit the final list of the reservation status of the Panchayati Raj bodies in the 12 districts of the State to the State Election Commission. The interim reservation status of the Panchayati Raj bodies was released on Friday after which the administration of these districts invited objections on the reservation status of the bodies from individuals on June 14 and 15. On June 16 and 17, the respective district magistrates will dispose off the objections after which the final reservation status will be published on June 18. The reservation status of the Panchayat bodies is based on the census of 2011.
The elections for Village Pradhan, village, block and district Panchayat members in all the districts of the State barring Haridwar are to be held probably next month. A total of 47.73 lakh voters in these districts will elect 66,415 Panchayat representatives. The elections will be held for 7,499 posts of village Pradhans, 55,583 village Panchayat members, 2,975 block Panchayat members and 358 district Panchayat members.
The tenure of the Panchayati Raj bodies in 12 districts of the State ended in November last year following which the government appointed administrators in these bodies. The six month tenure of these administrators ended in May this year after which their term was again extended by the State government.
