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11,584 candidates in fray for Panchayat Samiti for 3rd phase of PRI: SEC

Chandigarh, Jan 21 (UNI) In the third phase of the General Elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions to be conducted in 36 Blocks of Haryana on January 24, 2016, as many as 11,584 candidates are in the fray for 5,362 posts of Panch, 6,370 candidates for 1,550 posts of Sarpanch and 2,877 for 750 posts of Member Panchayat Samiti.
While giving this information here today, State Election Commissioner, Rajeev Sharma, said that 10,316 candidates have already been elected unanimously for the post of Panch, 95 for Sarpanch and 30 for Member Panachayat Samiti.
He added that during the third phase, polling would be conducted between 7.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. He said that 27,30,884 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in 5,230 polling stations.
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