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Voting for panchayat elections in Gujarat will be held on 22 June. There are 8,326 gram panchayats in the state. Of these 751 Gram panchayats I have been elected unopposed. Voting will be held for the remaining gram panchayats. A total of 3656 sarpanch, 16224 will exercise 81 lakh voters franchise to choose panchayat members. Votes will be cast from 7 am to 6 pm. Counting will be held on 25 June. In the election, 27 percent reservation for backward classes will be applicable. Voting will not take place on 22 June in panchayats coming in the link and Visnagar assembly constituencies.
Gram Panchayat elections are being held after a delay of almost two years due to OBC (Other Backward Classes) reservation issues in Gujarat. Gram Panchayat elections are usually fought here on non-party basis. That is, candidates contest elections privately, although they get support from political parties.
The panchayats of Kara, Jethanu, Sainal, Visnagar, Junathl Gram Panchayat and Bakasara taluka are included in Kara and Visnagar assembly constituencies. Assembly elections were held here two days ago. Therefore, there will be no election here.
Out of a total of 4564 gram panchayats remaining after that, elections of 3775 gram panchayats have been unopposed. Election voting will be held in the remaining gram panchayats. I
Based on the report of the Zaveri Commission in the year 2023, after the announcement of the Gujarat government to give 27 per cent reservation to OBCs in local bodies like panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations, the Gram Panchayat elections are being held on such a large scale in the state on such a large scale.
The State Election Commission announced the May 28 election. The last date for filing nominations for the candidates was 9 June and the last date for withdrawal of the name was 11 June. According to the Election Commission, out of 8,326 gram panchayats, 4,688 will have common or mid -term elections, while 3,638 Gram councils will have by -elections.
Elections for Gram Panchayat in Gujarat are being held after two years.
There will also be an option of NOTA According to the Election Commission, elections will be conducted through ballot papers and voters will be given the option of NOTA (none of them). The state mainly occurs between the ruling BJP and the Congress.
Both parties have their arguments on delay in election
Manish Doshi, spokesperson of the Gujarat unit of Congress, said that the elections had been staying for almost two years. The Congress has been demanding elections for a long time, as the ruling BJP had taken away the power of the people by appointing the administrator after the term of these panchayats ended.
Gujarat BJP spokesperson Yagyesh Dave denied the Congress’s allegation that the ruling party is behind the delay in holding rural body elections. He argued that the election was delayed because the Election Commission had to complete the important task of calculating the OBC population in each ward with the objective of implementing the approved 27 per cent reservation of the state government. The Congress is only spreading wrong information among the public. If the elections had been announced earlier, it would have alleged that the BJP had held a hasty election to deprive OBCs of their rights.
Panchayati Raj came into force in 1993 across the country
After independence, on 2 October 1959, the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru formally established the Panchayati Raj in Nagaur, Rajasthan. A committee was formed to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system in India. It was headed by former Gujarat Chief Minister Balwantrai Mehta. This committee had given some suggestions which were implemented.
During this time, Panchayati Raj could never be nationwide. The 74th Constitution was amended in 1979. After this constitution amendment, Panchayati Raj came into force in the entire country in 1993. A similar law came into force throughout the country regarding Panchayati Raj.