The elections to the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti in Punjab will be announced today. The State Election Commission has called a press conference this afternoon. With this announcement, the model code of conduct will come into effect across the state from tomorrow. It is believed that the elections can be held by December 14. However, the process of reserving wards in all districts has been completed.
Elections are to be held for a total of 23 Zilla Parishads and 154 Panchayat Samitis in Punjab. The Rural Development and Panchayat Department has completed all the legal procedures for these elections. All the procedures, including the revision of voter lists, have been completed. This time, the Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad elections in Punjab are being held much later than the scheduled time.
2025 voter list will be valid
These elections will be held on the basis of the voter list of January 2025. The Rural Development and Panchayat Department has filed an affidavit in the High Court and said that these elections will be held by December 5. These elections were postponed due to the restructuring of blocks and the subsequent floods in Punjab.
The first elections were held in 2018
The Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections were held in Punjab in 2018. They were pending for a long time. Now these elections are being considered as semi-finals for the 2027 assembly elections. Elections usually go in favor of the ruling party but this time with only 13 months left for the assembly elections, these elections are being considered very important.