A total of 354 zila parishad and 2,900 panchayat samiti members are to be elected through these polls. There are 22 zila parishads and 150 panchayat samitis in the state.
The Congress on Saturday emerged as the clear winner in the Punjab Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls, winning the most number of seats against its rival SAD. Counting of votes for the local polls took place on Saturday after the state went to vote on September 19.
A total of 354 zila parishad and 2,900 panchayat samiti members are to be elected through these polls. There are 22 zila parishads and 150 panchayat samitis in the state.
33 candidates were earlier elected unopposed to various zila parishads and 369 nominees were elected unopposed to the panchayat samitis.
There are a total of 1,27,87,395 registered voters in Punjab, comprising 60,99,053 women and 97 third-gender voters.
Earlier, Opposition party Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) accused the ruling party of electoral fraud. Former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal at Muktsar claimed a large number of Congress workers, brandishing swords, were involved in booth capturing. He accused the police of being "mute spectator".
"Booth capturing is taking place and as an MLA I will not tolerate this in my area. Police was not performing its duty. What kind of elections were these, where booths were captured and nomination papers of Akalis rejected," he asked. Further, the SAD alleged bogus votes were polled at some locations.
Clashes between Congress and Akali workers were reported from Rajasansi in Amritsar, Jhoke Harihar in Ferozepur, Lodhi Gujjar in Ajnala and Sohia Kalan in Majitha.
During the clashes members of both factions pelted stones at each other and used sticks as weapons causing minor injuries to a few.
In Bathinda, former minister and Akali leader Sikander Singh Maluka accused Congress workers of booth capturing at Kangar, Bhai Rupa and Salabatpura.
Akali workers led by Maluka blocked Bhagta Bathinda Road to register their protest against the ruling party.
A total of 17,268 polling booths were set up, 35 observers appointed and around 50,000 police personnel deployed for the polls in Punjab.The Congress was touted as the favourite to win the zila parishads and panchayat samitis after a gap of 10 years.
(With PTI Inputs)
September 22, 2018: 9:00 pm
September 22, 2018: 8:59 pm
Congress wins 18 out of 25 zila parishad seats and leading in the rest. .
September 22, 2018: 8:58 pm
In Gurdaspur, where the result was declared, the Congress won 212, out of 213 panchayat samiti seats and the remaining one was won by an Independent candidate.
September 22, 2018: 8:56 pm
Congress candidates of panchayat samiti and zila parishad polls in Punjab are leading in a majority of seats, a state election official said.
September 22, 2018: 8:50 pm
In Patiala, the Congress has won 43 Panchayat Samiti seats and the Shiromani Akali Dal won four.
September 22, 2018: 7:22 pm
In Gurdaspur, Congress has won 202 out of the 213 Panchayat Samiti Zones.
September 22, 2018: 7:15 pm
In Amritsar district, Congress has won 35 seats out of the total of 199, SAD has won 18 and BJP one.
September 22, 2018: 3:57 pm
Block Samiti elections results - Congress wins 1009, Shiromani Akali Dal bags 134.
September 22, 2018: 3:38 pm
Congress wins all the six seats of Ludhiana Zila Parishad.
September 22, 2018: 3:10 pm
Congress wins 10 of the 13 Zila Parishad zones. Akali suffer massive defeat in Punjab's Muktsar.
September 22, 2018: 2:53 pm
Block Samiti election results - Congress wins 862, Akali Dal bags 108, AAP seven and others 26
September 22, 2018: 2:46 pm
Zila Parishad results - Congress wins 85 out of 354, Akali Dal wins eight.
September 22, 2018: 2:39 pm
Block Samiti results - Congress wins 695, Akali Dal remains a distant second at 102, AAP seven and others 26.
September 22, 2018: 2:32 pm
Zila Parishad results - Out of 354, Congress wins 49, SAD 4.
September 22, 2018: 2:27 pm
Till now, Congress party has bagged 624 Block Samiti seats in Punjab while Akali Dal won 70. Counting underway
September 22, 2018: 2:16 pm
Congress Wins 21 Seats in Roop Nagar Zila Parishad, 10 in Pathankot
September 22, 2018: 2:00pm
Punjab Block Samiti Election Results:
Total Block Samiti = 2972
Congress Won = 624
Shiromani Akali Dal = 70
AAP = 2
Others = 14
Punjab Zila Parishad Election:
Total Zilla Parishad Seats = 354
Congress Won = 49
Shiromani Akali Dal Won = 4
September 22, 2018: 1:16 pm
Congress registers victory on all 25 zones of Gurdaspur Block Samiti. Of the total 354 Zilla Parishad Seats, Congress won 46 and SAD 4.
September 22, 2018: 12:12 pm
Punjab Panchayat Samitis Election Results 2018
Total Block Samiti Zones: 2,972
Congress Leading: 360
Shiromani Akali Dal Leading: 8
Others Leading: 2
AAP: 1
September 22, 2018: 11:54 am
- Out of total 354 Zilla Parishad zones, Congress leading on 41, Akali Dal on 1 and Others on 1.
- Congress heading for the clean sweep in Zila Parishad polls.
September 22, 2018: 11:52 am
September 22, 2018: 11:40 am
- The Congress has won two Block Samiti seats, while the Shiromani Akali Dal bagged only one seat
- Shiromani Akali Dal candidate has won Taunsha Block Samiti From Balachaur.
September 22, 2018: 11:06 am Congress has won Block Samiti seat from Phagwara
September 22, 2018: 10:40 am: Congress candidate Ratan Singh has won Kamalpur Block Samiti from Sultanpur Lodhi. Congress candidate Kirandeep Kaur has won Pali Chiki Block Samiti from Nawanshahr
September 22, 2018: 10:20 am: Congress leading in 10 Seats In Khanna Block
September 22, 2018: 9:50 am: SAD has won a seat in Kapurthala. The candidate is Satnam Singh
September 22, 2018: 9:22 am: Congress has won four Zilla Parishad seats unopposed in Fatehgarh Sahib. Results will be announced after 10 rounds of counting
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