UP Nikay Chunav 2023: 77 Elected Unopposed In 2nd Phase Of Urban Local Body Polls

State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar said in the statement that 31 members of municipal councils have been elected unopposed in different districts.

The counting of votes of both the phases will be held on May 13. ( Image Source :Getty )

New Delhi: In the second phase of the ongoing urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh, candidates for a total of 77 posts have been elected unopposed, as announced by the State Election Commission. These include the position of Nagar Panchayat president and other councilor seats, reported news agency PTI.

Notably, the election for the Rabupura Nagar Panchayat president in Gautam Buddha Nagar district was conducted unopposed. Additionally, five councilors from Aligarh, three from Meerut, and one councilor from Ghaziabad have also been elected unopposed.

Similarly, out of 36 unopposed members in Nagar Panchayats, 16 have been elected from Gautam Buddha Nagar, three from Etah, two each from Azamgarh, Banda, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Aligarh and Hathras, and one each from Bulandshahr, Barabanki, Siddharthnagar, Pilibhit and Hamirpur, according to a press statement issued by the election commission on Saturday.

State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar said in the statement that 31 members of municipal councils have been elected unopposed in different districts.

He said seven municipal council members in Etah, five in Badaun, four in Bulandshahr, three in Etawah, two each from Kanpur Nagar, Kasganj, Baghpat and one each from Kannauj, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Mirzapur, Sultanpur and Hapur have been elected unopposed.

A voter turnout of nearly 52 per cent was recorded in the first phase of the urban local body elections, as reported by the news agency PTI. According to the State Election Commission (SEC), Varanasi recorded a polling percentage of 40.58, Lucknow 38.62, and Prayagraj 33.6.

According to a press statement issued by the SEC, the highest voting percentage was reported in Maharajganj (66.48), followed by Shamli (65.02), Kushinagar 64.11 and Amroha (63.41).

Kumar informed that the second phase of polling will be held on May 11 for seven municipal corporations, 590 municipal wards, 95 municipal council presidents and 2,551 councilors and 268 posts of nagar panchayat presidents and 3,495 members in 38 districts in the state.

In the first phase on May 4, polling was held for various posts of Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in 37 districts including 10 Municipal Corporations. The counting of votes of both phases will be held on May 13.