The State Election Commission (SEC) has officially declared 553 Panchayat Sarpanch posts as unanimous in the final phase of Gram Panchayat elections to be held on 21 of this month. In the fourth phase, notifications were issued for the conduct of elections in a total of 3,299 grama panchayats. The process of withdrawal of nominations was completed by 3 pm on Tuesday. Sarpanch posts in 553 panchayats were unanimous.
There are 33,435 wards in the panchayats where the last phase of elections will be held. Of these, 10,921 wards were unanimous. In 22,422 wards, 49,083 candidates are on the fray for the final phase of the elections on the 21st of this month. Nominations were not filed for the remaining 92 wards.