Uttarakhand: People rejected BJP-Congress in many district panchayats, independents won, see district wise results of district panchayat members

Dehradun: In the three-tier panchayat elections, independents have won between the ruling BJP and the opposition. The largest number of winners of the posts of district panchayat members were independent candidates.

The counting of votes, which started on Thursday, was completed on Friday afternoon. Out of 358 seats of district panchayat members in the state, independents captured 145 seats. BJP-supported candidates won 121 seats and Congress-supported candidates won 92 seats. In the 2019 panchayat elections also, independents had won against BJP and Congress. Then the number of independent candidates who won was around 150, BJP-supported candidates won around 125 and Congress-supported candidates won around 88.

This time the State Election Commission had issued notification for elections for a total of 66,418 posts including 7,499 posts of Pradhan, 2,974 posts of Kshetra Panchayat members, 358 posts of Zila Panchayat members and 55,587 posts of Gram Panchayat members. Out of these, 22,429 candidates were elected unopposed. 32,907 posts remained vacant. Voting was conducted in two phases for 11,082 posts. Compared to these, 32,580 were in the fray.

We will make collective efforts for the benefit of Panchayats

I express my gratitude to the God-like people of Uttarakhand. The election was peaceful in the monsoon season. About 70 percent people participated in the voting. I congratulate the BJP-supported candidates who won the election in large numbers and also the candidates of other ideologies. It is everyone’s responsibility to contribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolution of a developed India. If the Gram Sabhas develop, India will develop. Soon there will be a training camp for Panchayat representatives. Along with cleanliness and self-reliance in the panchayats, we will all make efforts to ensure that the benefits of central and state schemes reach the last mile.

– Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand Government

The District Panchayat President will definitely become Congress-supported

The results of the Panchayat elections have come in favor of the Congress. The people of the rural areas voted against the anti-BJP policies of the government. The Panchayat election results show that Congress will come to power in 2027. If the BJP does not adopt the tactics of deceit and temptation, then in many districts the District Panchayat President will become Congress-supported. -Karan Mahara, Congress State President

District wise results of District Panchayat members

Rudraprayag 18 seats

BJP supported – 05

Congress supported – 04

Independent – 09

Chamoli 26 seats

BJP supported – 04

Congress supported – 05

Independent – 17

Tehri 45 seats

BJP supported – 13

Congress supported – 14