It will be held in two phasesThe elections to 136, out of the total 144 gram panchayats, in seven taluks of Dharwad district will be held in two phases, with 65 going to polls in the first and remaining 71 in the second phase, Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil has said. Addressing presspersons in Dharwad on Saturday, Mr. Nitesh Patil said that out of the 144 GPs in the district, the term of eight will end in December. Barring them, the elections would be held for a total 1,952 seats in 136 GPs. In the first phase of election, the polling would be held on December 24 and in the second phase it will be held on December 29. Of the 136 GPs going to polls, Dharwad taluk has 533 GP seats in 34 GPs; Alnavar 47 in four GPs; Hubballi 373 in 26 GPs; Kalaghatagi 340 in 27 GPs; Kundagol 346 in 23 GPs; Kundagol 346 in 23 GPs; Navalgund 204 in 14 GPs, and Annigeri 109 in eight GPs.

Source: The Hindu December 05, 2020 14:33 UTC