Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, September 24-
State Election Commission has announced the Election Schedule for the conduct of the general Gram Panchayat Elections, in accordance with the Notification dated 19 September issued.
Addressing the press conference, Punjab SEC Raj Kamal Chaudhary said that with the announcement of the Election Schedule, the Model Code of Conduct for Gram Panchayat Elections for the guidance of candidates and State has come into force with immediate effect, which will remain in force till the completion of the electoral process.
He further informed that as per the election schedule, the period for filing of nominations by candidates will commence from 27th September, 2024 (Friday) between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the offices of the concerned Returning Officers.  The last date for filing nominations will be 04.10.2024 (Friday).   Scrutiny of the Nomination papers would take place on 05.10.2024 (Saturday).  The last date for withdrawal of Nominations is 07.10.2024(Monday) upto 03:00 p.m.
He revealed that the poll will be held on 15 October (Tuesday) from 08.00 a.m. to 04.00 p.m. through the use of Ballot Boxes.Polling would be held for 13,237 Sarpanches and 83,437 Panches. Total electorate consists of 1,33,97,922 registered voters consisting of 70,51,722 Males, 63,46,008 Females, and 192 others.