Arunachal: SEC notifies election of 238 ZPMs, 7,717 GPMs
GoAP to decide on Vijayanagar polls: Ete
ITANAGAR: The state Election Commission (SEC) on Sunday notified the list of 238 elected zilla parisahd members (ZPMs), which included 185 of the ruling BJP, followed by 11 Congress, 9 JD(U), 5 NPP, 3 PPA, and 25 independents while results of 4 were awaited.
Of total 8,215 gram panahcyat members (GPMs), results of 7,717 have been notified, including BJP 6062, 388 Congress, 199 NPP, 148 JD(U), 28 PPA and 892 independents while results of 498 are awaited. This was informed to media persons by SEC secretary Nyali Ete on Sunday evening.
Moreover, the elections to 110 GPMs lying vacant for various reasons is likely to be conducted in coming mid-January while elections to one ZPM and 40 GPMs of Vijoynagar circle of Changlang district, postponed due to law and order problem would be decided by the state government, he added.
The elections to two tier Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) and municipals were conducted on December 22 and counting had started at 7 am on Saturday. Though the results of Itanagar Municipal Corporation and Pasighat Municipal Council were announced during day time on Saturday but the results of PRI have been ticking in because of communication hazard, Ete added.
