PATNA, Dec. 17 -- The State Election Commission ( SEC) will hold the next panchayat polls before December, 2026 and also complete the exercise of reservation of posts through rotation by early next year, as per a statement issued by the state poll panel on Wednesday.

In the press statement, the SEC said the last panchayat election for appointment of new representatives of three tier rural local bodies as well as gram kachaharies ( village courts) were held in 2021 and the oath taking ceremonies were held by January 2022. "This time, the panchayat polls would be held before December 2026," the SEC statement said.

There are around 2.46 lakh posts in the three tier PRIs.

More importantly, the SEC said that multi post electronic voting mac...