Dehradun, Nov. 19 -- The Uttarakhand State Election Commission has completed all the arrangements for the Panchayat by-elections scheduled to be held on 20 November to fill 321 vacant posts across the three-tier Panchayati Raj system. A total of 2,266 candidates remain in the fray for these seats. At the same time, a staggering 27,221 candidates have already been elected unopposed, reflecting the scale and intensity of grassroots political mobilisation in the state.
It may be noted here that the notification for the by-election was issued on 11 November for 32,985 vacant posts, following which 30,800 nominations were filed. After scrutiny on 15 November, 994 nominations were rejected due to procedural errors and discrepancies. On 16 Novemb...