AP Gram Panchayat Elections | Hyderabad, Nov. 13: A total of 2.61 crore voters are eligible to participate in the upcoming Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat elections, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Friday.
According to the SEC, the state has 2,61,52,377 registered voters. They include 1,28,76,887 men, 1,32,74,208 women and 1,282 voters from other categories.
The state has 13,167 Sarpanch posts and 1,32,514 ward member posts. Of these, 6,445 Sarpanch seats and 66,170 ward member seats are reserved for women.
AP Gram Panchayat Elections Schedule and Polling Details
The SEC announced that polling will take place in three phases:
First phase: November 26
Second phase: November 29
Third phase: December 2
Polling will be held from 7 am to 1 pm. Vote counting will begin at 2 pm on the same day, and results will be announced later.
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The SEC will establish 1,34,847 polling stations across the state. Of these, officials have identified 28,568 as highly problematic and 35,642 as problematic.
Candidate Deposits and Election Expenditure Limits
Candidates contesting Sarpanch posts must pay a deposit of Rs. 3,000. The deposit for SC, ST and BC candidates is Rs. 1,500.
Ward member candidates must pay Rs. 1,000, while SC, ST and BC candidates must pay Rs. 500.
The expenditure limits depend on the population of the Gram Panchayat:
Sarpanch candidates: Rs. 2.50 lakh in panchayats with populations below 10,000 and Rs. 4 lakh in those with populations above 10,000.
Ward member candidates: Rs. 60,000 in panchayats with populations below 10,000 and Rs. 1 lakh in those with populations above 10,000.
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