The 2022 Madhya Pradesh panchayat elections was held in three phases on 25 June, 1 July and 8 July 2022, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. voters will elect members to posts, across all three tiers of the panchayats, and since Electronic voting machines are not being used, over of paper is expected to be used during the elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party said it has won the district panchayat president and vice-president in 41 districts. The Indian National Congress claimed victories in 9 districts, whereas the Gondwana Ganatantra Party claimed victory in 1 district.
Election schedule The Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission announced that the Polls would be held in three Phases.
+Election ScheduleEventDatePhase 1Phase 2Phase 3Start of nomination30 May 2022Last date for the withdrawal of candidature10 June 2022Election25 June 20221 July 20228 July 2022Vote counting8 July 202211 July 202214 July 2022Announcement of results (P, SP, JP)14 July 2022Announcement of results (ZP)15 July 2022
+Total PostsPostNumberof postsZilla Panchayat member52 districts875Janpad Panchayat member313 JanpadsSarpanch22,921 Gram panchayats22,921PanchTotal
Polling The first phase of the polling was on 25 June. It covered 8,702 village panchayats and 26,902 polling stations. There were some instances of violence in some districts of the state. Election officials reported a voter turnout of 77%.
The second phase of the polling was on 1 July. It covered 7,655 village panchayats and 23,967 polling stations. There was a voter turnout of 80%.
The third and final phase of the polling was on 8 July. It covered 6,607 village panchayats and 20,608 polling stations. The overall voter turnout of all three phases was 80.31%.
See also 2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 2019 Indian general election in Madhya Pradesh Panchayati raj
References
External links Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission