Panchayat Samiti elections: Election Commission’s big decision regarding NOC for nomination

December 2, 2025

Amidst the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Punjab, the Punjab State Election Commission has sent a letter to the Deputy Commissioners of all the districts regarding the issue of NOC. The Commission has sent a letter referencing the previous letter. If anyone does not receive a NOC or NDC, they can file a self-declaration.

The self-declaration should declare that there is no arrears of any kind and no possession of any kind. The order states that the concerned authority will get this self-declaration examined within 24 hours. After 24 hours of examination, that declaration will be considered correct. It is worth noting that Congress’s Amarinder Singh Raja Warring had written a letter to the Commission yesterday expressing his objection. Amarinder Singh Raja Warring had said that NOC and NDC are not being given to Congress candidates.

It is worth noting that nomination papers can be filed till 3 pm on December 4 for the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Punjab. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on the 5th and nomination papers can be withdrawn till 3 pm on the 6th. After this, voting will be held on the 14th from 8 am to 4 pm and the results will be announced on December 17.

Meanwhile, voting is being held in Punjab for the election of one member each in 356 out of 357 zones of 23 Zila Parishads and 2862 out of 2863 zones of 154 Panchayat Samiti. For these elections, 19,181 polling booths have been set up at 13,013 polling stations in the state. Out of these, 915 polling stations have been declared highly sensitive. 1,36,04,650 voters will exercise their right to vote in these elections.