1,321 Register Papers For ZP Polls

Around 1,321 applicants of different political parties and Independents have lodged their nomination papers for 331 zila parishad seats.

For the 2,732 seats of panchayat samitis, 10,085 applicants have lodged their papers.

May 07 was the concluding day for filing nominations.

After the inspection of papers tomorrow, withdrawals will be accepted on May 9.

Polling to elect associates of 22 zila parishads and 146 block samitis will take place on May 19 and counting on May 21.

For the zila parishad polls, 91 applicants have lodged nomination papers in Jalandhar region, 83 in Gurdaspur, 81 in Amritsar, 42 in Mohali, 54 in Bathinda and 53 in Barnala.

In Ferozepur region, 49 applicants have lodged their papers, in Faridkot 44, Fazilka 49, Kapurthala 39, Hoshiarpur 86, Ludhiana 82, Moga 58, Muktsar 45, Mansa 60, Patiala 81, Pathankot 33, Ropar 44, Sangrur 98, Nawanshar 46 and Tarn Taran 55.

For the panchayat samiti elections, 596 applicants have registered their papers in Amritsar region, 452 in Bathinda, 239 in Mohali, 188 Barnala and 421 in Ferozepur.

Around 223 applicants have lodged their documents in Faridkot, 324 in Fazilka, 664 Gurdaspur, 708 Hoshiarpur, 298 Fatehgarh Sahib, 776 Jalandhar and 336 Kapurthala.

In Ludhiana region 791 applicants, Patiala 641, Moga 453, Mansa 356, Pathankot 276, Ropar 337, Sangrur 727, Muktsar 364, and Nawanshahr 384 and Tarn Taran 531 applicants have registered their papers.