In a clean sweep in Ludhiana, the Congress has won 22 out of the 25 zila parishad seats, with one candidate being elected unopposed. The final result on two seats was awaited till final count.
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Ludhiana Zila Parishad & Block Samiti Elections 2018 Results: Congress Wins 22 Out of 25 ZP Seats
The Ludhiana Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Elections 2018 Results will be declared today, September 22. Stay with us for Live updates as counting of votes takes place from 8 am.
22 Sep, 15:53 (IST)
Congress wins in Khanna Block Samiti's Khatda zone.
22 Sep, 14:33 (IST)
Panchayat Samiti poll results: In Pakhowal block samiti, Congress has won 8 out of 15 seats. In Maloudh block samiti, too, Congress has won 8 out of 15 seats.
22 Sep, 12:33 (IST)
Panchayat Samiti Poll Results Update: Congress is now leading on 89 seats, Akali Dal on 24, AAP on 1 and Others on 2.
22 Sep, 12:20 (IST)
In Machhiwara block samiti, both Congress and Akali Dal have won 3 seats each.
22 Sep, 12:08 (IST)
According to the latest information, Congress has won 11 Zilla Parishad seats while Akali Dal has won 5.
22 Sep, 11:43 (IST)
Congress wins from Block Samiti Zone Rattipur in Ludhiana.
22 Sep, 11:40 (IST)
In Ludhiana district, Congress is leading on 19 Zilla Parishad zones while Akali Dal is ahead on 1. Congress is ahead on 77 Block Samiti seats, Akali Dal is leading on 19.
22 Sep, 11:20 (IST)
In Ludhiana Zila Parishad, Congress is leading on 19 of 25 seats, Akali Dal is ahead on 1.
22 Sep, 11:11 (IST)
Fourth round of counting is now underway. The Congress has taken massive leads in all Block Samitis after third round.
22 Sep, 11:02 (IST)
Update after third round -
Ludhiana 1 - Congress 14
Ludhiana 2 - Congress 16
Khanna - Congress 11
Jagraon - Congress 19
Doraha - Congress 8
Raikot - Congress 9
Malod - Congress 6
Sudhar - Congress 15
Sidhwan Bet - Congress 7
Machhiwara - Congress 9
Pakhowal - Congress 9
22 Sep, 10:57 (IST)
The Congress has so far won 6 seats in Block Samitis in Ludhiana, Akali Dal has won 2. The third round of counting is now on in the district.
22 Sep, 10:44 (IST)
The second round of counting is on in Ludhiana. The Congress is leading on 16 of 25 Zila Parishad seats, Akali Dal on 6.
In block samitis - In Jagraon, Congress is leading on 18 of 25 seats. In Doraha, Congress ahead on 11 of 16 seats. In Ludhiana 1, Congress is ahead in 19 of 27 seats, in Ludhiana 2, Congress is ahead on 16 seats.
22 Sep, 10:32 (IST)
The Congress is leading on 19 out of 27 seats in Ludhiana Zone 1.
22 Sep, 10:03 (IST)
In Khanna, the Congress is leading on 11 block samiti zones while Akali Dal is ahead on 4 zones.
22 Sep, 09:45 (IST)
In Ludhiana, the Congress is leading in Khanna on 10 seats.
22 Sep, 08:18 (IST)
In Ludhiana, counting of ballot paper votes is taking place at 13 counting centres amid tight security.
22 Sep, 08:13 (IST)
In the Ludhiana district, counting is taking place at the Kahlsa College for Girls. There is tight security inside and outside the counting centre.
22 Sep, 07:59 (IST)
Counting of votes has begun for the Ludhiana Zila Parishad & Panchayat Samiti Elections 2018.
Ludhiana, September 22: The Ludhiana 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 counting of votes for the Ludhiana rural body polls.
A low voter turnout was recorded in the Ludhiana district as compared to the previous elections. The district recorded a 57 percent voter turnout as against 63 percent in 2013 and 70 percent in 2008. There were 68 candidates in fray for the Ludhiana Zila Parishad polls while 533 candidates for the Panchayat Samiti elections. Voting took place for 25 zones of Zila Parishads and 236 zones of Panchayat Samiti in the Ludhiana district.
Ludhiana had 11,61,000 eligible voters and 1542 Polling Stations all over the district. Voting took place through ballot papers and the counting is taking place today.
Meanwhile, counting is underway for Punjab Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti Elections 2018 across 21 other districts including Amritsar and Jalandhar too. While voting was held on Wednesday, repolling was held at 28 booths across eight districts after stray incidents were reported on September 19.
The polling took place on 354 Zila Parishad seats and 2,900 panchayat seats. A total of 17,268 polling booths were set up, 35 observers appointed and around 50,000 police personnel deployed for the polls in Punjab. 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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