Over 18,000 elected unopposed to local bodies
22/12/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHENNAI/TIRUCHI
As many as 18,570 candidates, including a large number of women, have been elected unopposed to posts in rural local bodies in the State.
According to data compiled by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, 18,137 candidates have been elected unopposed as ward members of village panchayats. As many as 2.09 lakh nominations were filed for 76,746 posts of ward members of village panchayats. A total of 1,994 nominations were rejected and 18,818 withdrawn.
Of the 9,624 posts of panchayat president, candidates for 410 posts have been elected unopposed. Twenty-three candidates have been elected unopposed as ward members of panchayat unions. Many of those elected unopposed are women. Residents of Koppavali village in Lalgudi union have unanimously elected women as their panchayat president and all six councillors. Panchayat elections in Koppavali are decided on consensus. This time, we decided that we wanted to be a model village by electing women,” said K.S.T. Paneerselvam, a former panchayat president.
22/12/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHENNAI/TIRUCHI
As many as 18,570 candidates, including a large number of women, have been elected unopposed to posts in rural local bodies in the State.
According to data compiled by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, 18,137 candidates have been elected unopposed as ward members of village panchayats. As many as 2.09 lakh nominations were filed for 76,746 posts of ward members of village panchayats. A total of 1,994 nominations were rejected and 18,818 withdrawn.
Of the 9,624 posts of panchayat president, candidates for 410 posts have been elected unopposed. Twenty-three candidates have been elected unopposed as ward members of panchayat unions. Many of those elected unopposed are women. Residents of Koppavali village in Lalgudi union have unanimously elected women as their panchayat president and all six councillors. Panchayat elections in Koppavali are decided on consensus. This time, we decided that we wanted to be a model village by electing women,” said K.S.T. Paneerselvam, a former panchayat president.
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