The Congress has emerged victorious in at least 44 block samiti zones till the last count. For rural body poll results in other parts of Punjab, read here.
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Amritsar Zilla Parishad & Block Samiti Elections 2018 Results: Congress Wins in 44 Block Samiti Zones Till Last Count
The Amritsar Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Elections 2018 Results will be declared today, September 22. The counting of votes is set to begin at 8 am and the results are expected to be out by this evening.
22 Sep, 16:43 (IST)
Congress has won on 76 Block Samiti seats, while Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) bagged eight seats. The BJP is managed to win only one seat. In Zila Parishad polls, the Congress has won on five seats. The SAD managed to take only three seats.
22 Sep, 16:43 (IST)
Congress has won on 76 Block Samiti seats, while Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) bagged eight seats. The BJP is managed to win only one seat. In Zila Parishad polls, the Congress has won on five seats. The SAD managed to take only three seats.
22 Sep, 15:37 (IST)
Shiromani Akali Dal has won eight Block Samiti seats in Amritsar's Majitha, while the Congress bagged only one seat.
22 Sep, 14:49 (IST)
Congress has won 98 Block Samiti seats in Tarn Taran
22 Sep, 14:00 (IST)
Congress has won on all 25 Batala Block Samiti seats
22 Sep, 13:53 (IST)
Congress has won on all 22 Kahnuwal Block Samiti seats in Gurdaspur
22 Sep, 13:51 (IST)
Congress has won on all 18 Dinanagar Block Samiti Zones in Gurdaspur
22 Sep, 13:24 (IST)
Congress has won all 21 Zones in Dhariwal Block Samiti
22 Sep, 13:23 (IST)
The Congress has won 52 Block Samiti Seats, while the SAD managed to bg only four seats.
22 Sep, 12:39 (IST)
Congress has won all 25 Gurdaspur Block Samiti zones. Out of 25 zones, the party had already won 16 seats unopposed.
22 Sep, 12:11 (IST)
Shiromani Akali Dal has boycotted counting at Chowgawan Block Samiti seat. The party also alleged irregularities during the counting. Party workers also protested outside the counting centre.
22 Sep, 12:07 (IST)
Congress leading in remaining 24 Zilla Parishad seats
22 Sep, 12:00 (IST)
Congress has won on four Block Samiti seats out of six, while the Shiromani Akali Dal bagged only two seats.
22 Sep, 11:50 (IST)
Congress candidate has won Patti Block Samiti Zone 3
22 Sep, 11:07 (IST)
Congress has won Gujarapur Block Samiti seat from Ajnala
22 Sep, 10:55 (IST)
Congress candidate has won a Block Samiti seat from Rajasansi
22 Sep, 10:51 (IST)
Congress candidate has won Gagomall Block Samiti from Ajnala
22 Sep, 10:46 (IST)
Congress candidate has won Pakhaunke Block Samiti seat from Tarn Taran
Amritsar September 22: The Amritsar Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Elections 2018 Results will be declared today, September 22. The counting of votes is set to begin at 8 am and the results are expected to be out by this evening. Voting for the Punjab rural body elections took place on Wednesday, September 19. Stay with us for Live updates on the counting of votes for the Amritsar rural body polls. There are 99 Zila Parishad seats and 716 Panchayat Samiti seats in Amritsar.
Several incidents of violence were reported from the district during the elections. According to reports, 13 people were injured in clashes between Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) workers in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts during the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections. Repolling was held was held at 28 booths across eight districts including Amritsar.
The polling took place on 354 Zila Parishad seats and 2,900 panchayat seats. The polls witnessed a triangular contest between the ruling Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine. Opposition party Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) accused the ruling party of booth capturing. There are a total of 1,27,87,395 registered voters in Punjab, comprising 60,99,053 women and 97 third-gender voters.
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