112 panchyat members elected unopposed

Tue, May 20 10:10 PM

Fatehgarh Sahib, May 20 (PTI) Altogether 112 panchyat members in Fatehgarh Sahib district have been elected unopposed. Fatehgarh Sahib Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Electoral Officer Ashok Singla said 23 candidates been have declared unopposed in Amloh block, 26 in Bassi Pathana, 17 in Khamano block, 23 in Khera block and 23 in Sirhind block.

He said 6,497 candidates had filed nomination papers in five blocks of the district out of which 200 nomination papers were rejected on various grounds after scrutiny. Singla said symbols have been allotted to 1,422 candidates in Amloh block, 1,039 in Bassi Pathana block, 1,095 in Khamano block, 1,119 in Khera block, 1,622 in Sirhind block.

Karnail Singh Panjoli, member Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has been elected Sarpanch of village Panjoli Kalan unopposed. Panjoli said that residents of village are elected panchyat of village unanimously for 15 years.

PTI.

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